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Hebrew wordlink #82014

OSHB Deu 1:38 חַזֵּק (ḩazzēq) Strongs=2388 Lemma=‘חָזַק’
contextual word gloss=‘encourage’ word gloss=‘encourage’
Morphology=Vpv2ms PoS=piel_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular
Year=-1451

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Other uses (2) of identical word form חַזֵּק (Morphology=Vpv2ms PoS=piel_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘חַזֵּק’ (Morphology=Vpv2ms PoS=piel_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) has 2 different glosses: ‘encourage’, ‘strengthen’.

NEH 6:9 contextual word gloss=‘strengthen’ word gloss=‘strengthen’ OSHB NEH 6:9 word 13

OET-LV: 9 if/because of _them _of_all were_making _afraid us to_say hands _of_their they _will _drop from the_work and_not it _will _be _done and_now strengthen DOM hands _of_my. (NEH_6:9)

OET-RV: 9 We knew that they were just trying to frighten us so that we’d stop the repairs and it would never get finished.
§ My god, strengthen my hands. (NEH 6:9)

NAH 2:2 contextual word gloss=‘strengthen’ word gloss=‘gird’ OSHB NAH 2:2 word 9

OET-LV: 2  he _has _come _up one _who_scatters on face _of_your guard the_fortification watch the_road strengthen the_loins make _strong strength exceedingly. (NAH_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 Yahweh is restoring Yakob’s (Jacob’s) greatness,
⇔ like Yisrael’s greatness before,
⇔ even though the invaders took their valuables and destroyed their vineyards. (NAH 2:2)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘חָזַק’’ have 3 different glosses: ‘encourage’, ‘strengthen’, ‘to_repair’.

Hebrew words (2) other than חַזֵּק (Morphology=Vpv2ms PoS=piel_verb Type=imperative Person=second Gender=masculine Number=singular) with a gloss related to ‘encourage’

DEU 3:28 וְחַזְּקֵהוּ (vəḩazzəqēhū) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘חָזַק’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, encourage, him’ morpheme glosses=‘and, encourage, him’ OSHB DEU 3:28 word 4

OET-LV: 28 And_commission DOM Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) and_encourage_him and_strengthen_him if/because he he _will _pass _over to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_people the_this and_he he _will _give _as _an _inheritance them DOM the_earth/land which you _will _see. (DEU_3:28)

OET-RV: 28 Instruct Yehoshua and encourage him and strengthen him, because he’s the one who’ll lead the people across, and he’ll lead them to inherit the land that you’ll see.’ (DEU 3:28)

2 SAM 11:25 וְחַזְּקֵהוּ (vəḩazzəqēhū) Lemmas=‘וְ’, ‘חָזַק’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, encourage, him’ morpheme glosses=‘and, encourage, him’ OSHB 2 SAM 11:25 word 25

OET-LV: 25 and_ Dāvid _he/it _said to the_messenger thus you _will _say to Yōʼāⱱ not let _it _be _displeasing in_your _two’s _of_eyes DOM the_thing the_this if/because like_this and_like_this it _devours the_sword strengthen battle _of_your against the_city and_tear_it _down and_encourage_him. (SA2_11:25)

OET-RV: 25 David sent the messenger back to encourage Yoav, “Don’t let yourself be upset by what happened because no one knows who might die in a battle. Reinforce your battle against the city and tear it down.” (SA2 11:25)