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Hebrew wordlink #217266

OSHB Ezra 1:6 חִזְּקוּ (ḩizzəqū) Strongs=2388 Lemma=‘חָזַק’
contextual word gloss=‘they_strengthened’ word gloss=‘they_assisted’
Morphology=Vpp3cp PoS=piel_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural

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Other uses (3) of identical word form חִזְּקוּ (Morphology=Vpp3cp PoS=piel_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘חִזְּקוּ’ (Morphology=Vpp3cp PoS=piel_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=common Number=plural) has 3 different glosses: ‘they_had_repaired’, ‘they_made_strong’, ‘they_strengthened’.

JDG 9:24 contextual word gloss=‘they_strengthened’ word gloss=‘strengthened’ OSHB JDG 9:24 word 18

OET-LV: 24 To_come the _violence _of seventy the _sons _of Jerub-Baˊal and_their _of_blood to_put on ʼAⱱīmelek brother _of_their who he _killed them and_on the _citizens _of Shəkem who they _strengthened DOM hands _of_his to_kill DOM brothers _of_his. (JDG_9:24)

OET-RV: 24 The violent treatment of Gideon’s seventy sons kept getting brought up, and by it was all blamed on their brother Abimelech who had killed them, and on those of Shekem’s citizens who assisted him in the killing of his brothers. (JDG 9:24)

2 KI 12:7 contextual word gloss=‘they_had_repaired’ word gloss=‘repaired’ OSHB 2 KI 12:7 word 9

OET-LV: 7  and_he/it _was in_year twenty and_three year to/for_the _king Yəhōʼāsh not they _had _repaired the_priests DOM the _damage _of the _house. (KI2_12:7)

OET-RV: 7 he sent for Yehoyada the priest and the other priests, and questioned them, “Why aren’t you all strengthening the temple where it was damaged? From now on, you all won’t take any money from acquaintances, but you’ll give it directly for repairing the damage.” (KI2 12:7)

JER 5:3 contextual word gloss=‘they_made_strong’ word gloss=‘made_~_harder’ OSHB JER 5:3 word 13

OET-LV: 3 Oh_YHWH eyes _of_are_your am_not to_faithfulness you _struck DOM_them and_not they _became _weak you_brought _them _to _an _end they _refused to _accept correction they _made _strong faces _of_their more_than _rock they _refused to_return. (JER_5:3)

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