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חָזַק chazaq

Hebrew word for “to strengthen” · Strong’s H2388 · used 291 times in 266 verses

Old Testament28 booksMost often in Nehemiah (42)

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Meaning

: strengthen/support/encourage;

Senses in the lexicon

to strengthen: strengthen (201)
to strengthen: hold (71)
to strengthen: prevail over (12)
to strengthen: persevere (4)
to strengthen: ensure (3)

How it is translated

Glosses given for chazaq in context, with how often each is used:

strong 40
repaired 37
took hold 22
strengthened 13
strengthened himself 12
strengthen 11
repair 10
will take hold 9
made strong 8
will be strong 7
take hold 6
severe 5

Where it is used

Book	Uses	Per 1,000 words
Nehemiah	42	7.9
2 Chronicles	39	2.9
Isaiah	21	1.2
2 Samuel	18	1.6
2 Kings	16	1.3
Exodus	15	0.9
Jeremiah	15	0.7
Daniel	13	2.2
Judges	12	1.2
1 Chronicles	12	1.1
Ezekiel	12	0.6
Deuteronomy	9	0.6

Also in 16 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Nehemiah 3 (27), 2 Kings 12 (6), Daniel 11 (6), Joshua 1 (4), Isaiah 41 (4), Exodus 9 (3), Exodus 14 (3), Deuteronomy 31 (3), Judges 7 (3), Judges 19 (3)

Forms

ויחזק 38
חזק 29
החזיק 29
חזקו 17
החזיקו 11
ויתחזק 10
לחזק 9
יחזקו 8
מחזיק 7
תחזקנה 5

Words used with it

Words that share verses with chazaq more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

Key verses

The verses using chazaq that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

Joshua 1:9 — Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
1 Samuel 30:6 — And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his…
2 Samuel 13:28 — Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear…
2 Chronicles 16:9 — For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou…
Psalms 27:14 — Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Isaiah 35:4 — Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
Isaiah 45:1 — Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open…
Jeremiah 5:3 — O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive…
Jeremiah 23:14 — I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none…
Jeremiah 31:32 — Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant…
Micah 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever,…
Zechariah 8:13 — And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing:…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.