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חָזַק (châzaq) v (khaw-zak')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
KJV: aid, amend, × calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

h.bs.aa

חָזַק 291 occurrences vb. be or grow firm, strong, strengthen

Qal
- I intrans. be or grow strong
- II transit. only strengthened him not
Pi.
- 1 make strong (physically)
- 2 strengthen the hands (acc.) of anyone, sustain, encourage
- 3 make strong = bold, encourage
- 4 make firm
- 5 make rigid, hard, i.e. perverse, obstinate, harden
Hiph.
- 1
  - a make strong, strengthen
  - b make firm, the kingdom
  - c display strength
- 2 make severe, of battle
- 3 support
- 4 = repair
- 5 prevail
- 6 esp. take or keep hold of, seize, grasp
Hithp.
- 1 strengthen oneself
- 2 put forth strength, use one's strength
- 3 withstand
- 4 hold strongly with

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 266:

CH2 1:1

OET-LV:  and_ Shəlomoh/(Solomon) _he _strengthened _himself the _son _of Dāvid over his/its_kingdom and_YHWH his/its_god with_him/it and_he_made _him _great (to)_upwards. (CH2_1:1)

OET-RV:  David’s son Shelomoh (Solomon) became established over his kingdom, and his god, Yahweh, was with him and made him very powerful. (CH2 1:1)

CH1 29:12

OET-LV: 12 And_(the)_wealth and_(the)_honour are_from_before _of_you and_you(ms) are_ruling over_everything and_are_in_hand _of_your power and_strength and_are_in_hand _of_your to_make _great and_to_make _strong (to)_everyone. (CH1_29:12)

OET-RV: 12 Wealth and prestige comes from you, and you rule over everything. You have the power and strength and control to make people great and to strengthen everyone, (CH1 29:12)

EXO 14:17

OET-LV: 17 And_I here_I am_about _to _make _strong DOM the _heart _of Miʦrayim and_they _will _go after_them and_I _will _gain _honour by_Parˊoh and_on/over_all army _of_his by_chariot[s]_of_his and_by_horsemen _of_his. (EXO_14:17)

OET-RV: 17 Yes, watch me! I’ll strengthen the resolve of the Egyptians and they’ll enter between the sea after them. Then I’ll be honoured because of what will happen to Far’oh and all his army, and his chariots and his horsemen. (EXO 14:17)

SA2 18:9

OET-LV: 9 And_ ʼAⱱīshālōm _he _was _met to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _servants _of Dāvid and_ʼAⱱīshālōm was_riding on the_mule and_it _went the_mule under the _branche[s]_of the _terebinth (the)_great his/its_head and_it _was _firm in_terebinth and_he _was _put between the_heavens and_between the_earth/land and_the_mule which was_under_him it _passed _on. (SA2_18:9)

OET-RV: 9 Abshalom happened to meet some of David’s men. He was riding his mule, and when it darted under the think branches of a large terebinth tree, his head got caught in the branches and he was left hanging in the air as the mule kept going. (SA2 18:9)

JDG 7:8

OET-LV: 8 And_they _took DOM provision[s] the_people in_hand _of_their and_DOM trumpets _of_their and_DOM every _of (the)_man _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _sent _away each to_tents _of_his and_on_three hundred(s) the_man he _kept _hold and_the _camp _of Midyān it _was to_him/it from_under in_valley. (JDG_7:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then the three-hundred warriors collected the food and ram’s horns from the others before Gideon sent the others back to their own homes.
¶ The Midian camp was below them down in the valley (JDG 7:8)

NEH 3:10

OET-LV: 10 and_on hand _of_their he _repaired Yədaˊ^yāh/(Jedaiah) the _son _of Ḩₐrūmaf and_before house _of_his _own and_on his/its_hand Ḩaţţūsh he _repaired the _son _of Ḩₐshaⱱnə^yāh. (NEH_3:10)

OET-RV: 10 Harumaf’s son Yedayah repaired the section in front of his house, then Hashavneyah’s son Hatthush made the next repairs. (NEH 3:10)

JDG 1:28

OET-LV: 28 And_he/it _was if/because Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _became _strong and_he/it _assigned DOM the_Kənaˊₐnī[s] into_forced _labour and_completely _(dispossess) not it_dispossessed _him. (JDG_1:28)

OET-RV: 28 (Later, the Israelis became stronger and they forced the Canaanites to work for them as their slaves, but they didn’t drive them out.) (JDG 1:28)

NEH 3:15

OET-LV: 15 and_DOM the _gate _of the _spring Shallūn he _repaired the _son _of Kāl/(Col)- Ḩozeh the _official _of the _district _of (the)_Miʦpāh he he_rebuilt _it and_he_roofed _over _it and_he _set _up doors _of_its bolts _of_its and_bars _of_its and_DOM the _wall _of the _pool _of (the)_Shēlāh to/for_garden the_king and_unto the_steps which_go_down from_the _city _of Dāvid. (NEH_3:15)

OET-RV: 15 Kol-Hozeh’s son Shallun, the administrator for the Mitspah district, rebuilt the Fountain Gate—he built and covered it, installing the doors with their bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Shelah (Siloam) Pool from the king’s garden as far as the stairs that come down from the City of David. (NEH 3:15)

JOB 8:15

OET-LV: 15 He _supports _himself on house _of_his and_not it _stands he _takes _hold in/on/over_him/it and_not it _endures. (JOB_8:15)

OET-RV: 15 He leans against his house but it collapses.
⇔ He takes hold of it, but it doesn’t stand again. (JOB 8:15)

JOS 23:6

OET-LV: 6 And_you(pl)_will _be _strong very to_guard/protect and_to_do DOM every _of (the)_thing_written in_the _book _of the _law _of Mosheh to_not to _turn _aside from_him/it right _hand and_left _hand. (JOS_23:6)

OET-RV: 6 Take great care to obey and do everything that Mosheh wrote down—don’t deviate from it in any way. (JOS 23:6)

CH2 25:11

OET-LV: 11 and_ʼAmaʦ^yāh he _strengthened _himself and_he _led _out DOM people _of_his and_he/it _went the _Valley _of Salt and_he _struck _down DOM the _people _of Sēˊīr ten _of thousand(s). (CH2_25:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then Amatsyah took courage and led his army out to the Salt Valley, where they slaughtered ten thousand Edomite soldiers. (CH2 25:11)

GEN 21:18

OET-LV: 18 Arise lift _up DOM the_lad and_take _hold DOM hand _of_your in/on/over_him/it if/because to_(a)_nation great I_will _make _him. (GEN_21:18)

OET-RV: 18 Get up and get the boy and hold on to him by the hand, because I’ll make his descendants into a great nation.” (GEN 21:18)

JER 8:21

OET-LV: 21 On the _brokenness _of the _daughter _of my _people _of_my I _have _been _broken I _am _in _mourning desolation it_has _taken _hold _of _me. (JER_8:21)

OET-RV: ⇔  21 I’m broken because of the brokenness of my people’s daughter.
⇔ ≈ I’m in mourning and overwhelmed by depression. (JER 8:21)

MAL 3:13

OET-LV: 13 they _have _been _strong on_me words/messages _of_your(pl) YHWH he _says and_you(pl)_say what have _we _spoken _together on_you. (MAL_3:13)

OET-RV: 13 “Your words against me have been harsh,” says Yahweh. “But you all say, ‘What have we said among ourselves against you?’ (MAL 3:13)

DEU 31:6

OET-LV: 6 Be _strong and_be _bold do _not be _afraid and_do _not be _terrified from_their_face/front if/because YHWH god _of_your he is_the_one _who_goes with_you not he_will _abandon _you and_not he_will _abandon _you. (DEU_31:6)

OET-RV: 6 Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of those people, because it’s your god Yahweh who’ll go with you—he won’t leave you or abandon you. (DEU 31:6)

ISA 4:1

OET-LV:  And_they _will _take _hold seven women on_a _man one in _the_day (the)_that food _of_our _own to_say we _will _eat and_our _own _of_clothing we _will _wear only name _of_your let _it _be _called on_us remove reproach _of_our. (ISA_4:1)

OET-RV:  When that happens, seven women will take hold of one man, saying,
⇔ ‘We’ll eat our food and wear our clothes.
⇔ Just let us marry you so we can take your name
⇔ to remove our shame.’ (ISA 4:1)

CH1 26:27

OET-LV: 27 Some _of the_wars and_from the_plunder they _consecrated to_repair (to)_the_house _of YHWH. (CH1_26:27)

OET-RV: 27 who’d dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of Yahweh’s residence. (CH1 26:27)

ISA 27:5

OET-LV: 5 Or let _anyone _take _hold on_protection _of_my let _anyone _make peace to_me peace let _anyone _make to/for_me. (ISA_27:5)

OET-RV: 5 If anyone takes advantage of my protection,
⇔ then they’ll make peace to me—
⇔ let them make peace with me. (ISA 27:5)

CH2 13:8

OET-LV: 8 And_now you(pl) are_saying to_show _yourselves _strong to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _kingdom _of YHWH in_the _hand _of the _descendants _of Dāvid and_you(pl) are_a _multitude great and_are_with_you(pl) calves _of gold which he _made to/for_you(pl) Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) to_gods. (CH2_13:8)

OET-RV: 8 So now you Israelis are saying that you’ll stand against the kingdom that Yahweh established through David’s descendants. There are certainly many of you, and you have the gold calves that Yaraveam made as gods for you. (CH2 13:8)

KI1 2:2

OET-LV: 2 I am_about _to _go in_the _way _of all _of the_earth/land and_you _will _be _strong and_you _will _become (into)_a_man. (KI1_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 “I’ll soon be coming to my end, but you must be strong and sensible. (KI1 2:2)

EZE 27:9

OET-LV: 9 The _elders _of Gebal and_its _wise _of_people they _were in_you the _repairers _of your _leak[s]_of_your all _of the _ships _of the_sea and_mariners _of_their they _were in_you to_trade merchandise _of_your. (EZE_27:9)

OET-RV: 9 Experienced craftsmen from Geval sealed your seams.
⇔ All the ships and their sailors among you were carrying your merchandise for trade. (EZE 27:9)

KI2 3:26

OET-LV: 26 And_ the _king _of _he/it _saw of _Mōʼāⱱ if/because _that it _was_too_strong from_him/it the_battle and_he/it _took with_him seven hundred(s) man who_drew _of a _sword to_break _through to the _king _of ʼEdōm and_not they _were _able. (KI2_3:26)

OET-RV: 26 When Moab’s king saw that the attackers were stronger than them, he took a team of seven hundred swordsmen to try to break through to the king of Edom, but they failed. (KI2 3:26)

CH2 19:11

OET-LV: 11 And_BEHOLD/LO/SEE ʼAmar^yāh the _priest _of the _head will_be_over _you(pl) to_all/each/any/every (the)_matter _of YHWH and_Zəⱱad^yāh the _son _of Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) the_leader of_the _house _of of _Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to_all/each/any/every (the)_matter _of the_king and_will _be_officials the_Lēviyyiy before_you(pl) be _strong and_act and_let _it _be YHWH with the_good. (CH2_19:11)

OET-RV: 11 And listen, the chief priest Amaryah is superior to you judges in any religious matter, and Yishmael’s son Zevady is Yehudah’s leader for any civil matter concerning the king. Also, you have the Levite officials to assist you judges. Act with courage, and let Yahweh assist people who are doing what’s right.” (CH2 19:11)

EXO 4:21

OET-LV: 21 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to Mosheh when_go_you to_return to_Miʦrayim see all _of the_wonders which I _have _put in_hand _of_your and_you_will _do _them to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Parˊoh and_I I _will _make _strong DOM his/its_heart and_not he _will _let _go DOM the_people. (EXO_4:21)

OET-RV: 21 On the way, Yahweh said to Mosheh, “When you return to Egypt, all those miracles that I gave you, you’ll be able to demonstrate them in front of Far’oh (Pharaoh), but as for me, I’m going to make him stubborn so that he won’t let your people leave. (EXO 4:21)

PSA 35:2

OET-LV: 2 Take _hold _of shield and_body _shield and_arise (in)_help _of_my. (PSA_35:2)

OET-RV: 2 Take hold of your shield and your arm protector,
⇔ and come to help me. (PSA 35:2)

ISA 56:6

OET-LV: 6 and_the _sons of _(the)_foreignness who_join_themselves to YHWH to_serve_him and_to_love DOM the _name _of YHWH to_be to_him/it (into)_servants every _of one _who_keeps the_sabbath from_profaning_it and_those _who_keep _hold on_covenant _of_my. (ISA_56:6)

OET-RV: 6 Then the children of foreigners who strive to follow Yahweh,
⇔ to serve him and to love his name, and to be his servants,
⇔ who observe the rest day without defiling it,
⇔ and who cling to my agreement, (ISA 56:6)

NEH 4:11

OET-LV: 11  who_were_rebuilding (on)_wall and_those_who _were_carrying in_burden were_carrying_it with_the _one _of his/its_hand he_was_doing (in)_work and_one_hand was_holding the_weapon. (NEH_4:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then those against us said, “We’ll rush in among them and kill some of them before they even see us or know that we’re coming, then that will bring the work to an end.” (NEH 4:11)

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