חָזַק 291 verb be or 
grow firm, strong, strengthen (Late Hebrew 
id.; Aramaic 
Qfzo חֲזַק bind on or 
about, gird on, compare Arabic 
حَزَقَ bind, squeeze) — 
† 
Qal Perfect ח׳ Genesis 41:57 + 
4 times; 
חָזָק֑ 2 Chronicles 26:15; suffix 
חֲזָקוֺ 2 Chronicles 28:20, etc.; 
Imperfect יֶהֱז֑ק 2 Chronicles 28:7 (Baer) + 
2 times; 
וַיֶּחֱזַק Genesis 41:56 +; 
יֶחֶזְקוּ 2 Samuel 10:11 + 
2 times; 
יֶחְזְקוּ Isaiah 28:22; 
Imperative חֲזַק Deuteronomy 12:23 +; 
חִזְקוּ Deuteronomy 31:6 +; 
Infinitive construct לְחָזְקָה 2 Kings 12:13; suffix 
לְחָזְקָהּ Ezekiel 30:21; 
Participle חָזֵק [
H2390 Exodus 19:19; 2 Samuel 3:1], etc.; — 
I. intransitive 
be or 
grow strong: — 
    f. of sound of trumpet 
הוֺלֵךְ וְהָזֵק מְאֹד [
H2390 Exodus 19:19] (E, compare 
חָזָק Exodus 19:16) it 
grew much louder and louder.
 
    2. be firm, fast: —
    a. literally 
be caught fast, of Absalom's head 
2 Samuel 18:9 (followed by 
בְּ).
 
    c. be firm = courageous, confident, especially Imperative, usually || 
אמץ (which see), 
Deuteronomy 31:6, 
7, 
23; 
Joshua 1:6, 
7, 
9, 
18; 
Joshua 10:25; 
Joshua 23:6 (all D), 
2 Samuel 10:12; 
2 Samuel 13:28; 
1 Kings 2:2; 
1 Chronicles 19:13 (|| 
התחזק), 
1 Chronicles 22:13; 
1 Chronicles 28:10, 
20; 
2 Chronicles 15:7; 
19:11; 
32:7; 
Ezra 10:4; 
Psalm 27:14; Psalm 31:25; 
Isaiah 35:4; 
Isaiah 41:6; 
Haggai 2:4 (
3 times in verse); 
Daniel 10:19 (twice in verse); followed by
לַמִּלְחָמָה 2 Chronicles 25:8.
 
    3. press, be urgent, followed by 
עַל + Infinitive 
Exodus 12:33 (E); followed by 
עַל of hand of 
י׳ in prophetic ecstasy 
Ezekiel 3:14 (

 Co read 
חֲזָקָה, adjective, see 
חָזָק).
 
    4. in bad sense:
II. transitive only 
לֹא חֲזֶקוֺ 2 Chronicles 28:20 strengthened him not, but text very dubious (|| 
וַיָצַר לוֺ). 
Pi. Perfect חִזַּק Psalm 147:13 +, etc.; 
Imperfect וַיְחַזֵּק Exodus 9:12 + 
10 times, etc.; 
Imperative חַזֵּק Nehemiah 6:9 + 
2 times; feminine singular 
חַזְּקִי Nahum 3:14; 
חַזֵּ֑קִי Isaiah 54:2 etc.; 
Infinitive construct חַזֵּק 2 Kings 12:9 + 
12 times; 
Participle מְחַזֵּק Exodus 14:17; 
מְחַזְּקִים 2 Kings 12:9; — 
    1. make strong (physically):
    4. make firm: —
    a. with 2 accusative 
וְאַבְנֵֽֽֽטְךָ אֲחַוְּקֶנּוּ Isaiah 22:21 and with thy sash (of office) 
will I make him firm, i.e. bind it firmly about him (|| 
הלבישׁ).
 
    b. make firm or 
fixed, = 
definitely adopt ֿ יח׳ לָמוֺ דָּבָר רָע Psalm 64:6.
 
Hiph.118 Perfect הֶחֱזִיק Judges 7:8 +; 
3rd person feminine singular הֶחֱזִ֫יקָה Jeremiah 49:24 +; suffix 
הֶחֱזִקָ֑תְנִי Jeremiah 8:21; 
הֶחֱזַ֫קָתִּי Nehemiah 5:16 + 
3 times; 
וְהַחֲזַקְתִּ֫י Ezekiel 30:23, etc.; 
Imperfect יַחֲזִיק Job 8:15 + 
2 times; 
1st person singular וְאַחְזֵק Isaiah 42:6; 
יַחֲזִיקוּ Jeremiah 6:23 + 
2 times; 
יַחֲזִקוּ Daniel 11:32, etc.; 
Imperative הַחֲזֵק 2 Samuel 11:25 + 
2 times, etc.; 
Infinitive construct הַחֲזִיק 2 Kings 15:19; 
Isaiah 64:6; suffix 
הֶחֱזִיקִי Jeremiah 31:32 (
הַח׳ Manuscript Petrop. see RS
JPh xvi, 1888, 73); 
Participle מַחֲזִיק Exodus 9:2 + 
9 times; suffix 
מַחֲזִקָהּ Daniel 11:6; 
feminine singular מַחֲזֶקֶת Nehemiah 4:11; plural 
מַחֲזִיקִים Nehemiah 4:10 + 
5 times; construct 
מַחֲוִיקֵי Ezekiel 27:9, 
27; — 
    4.=
repair, walls of Jerusalem, 
Nehemiah 3:4 (
3 times in verse) + 
31 times Nehemiah 3; compare (in general) participle used substantively 
מחזיקי בדקף Ezekiel 27:9, 
27 of Tyre and her ships (|| 
מַלָּחִים, etc.)
 
    6. especially take or keep hold of, seize, grasp:
    a. take hold of, 
seize, catch, followed by 
בְּ Genesis 19:4(J), 
Genesis 21:18(E), 
Exodus 4:4 (J; || 
אחז), 
Judges 7:20; 
1 Samuel 15:27; 
2 Samuel 1:11; 
1 Kings 1:50; 
1 Kings 2:28; 
2 Kings 2:12; 
2 Kings 4:27; 
Isaiah 4:1; 
Zechariah 8:23 (twice in verse); 
Proverbs 7:13; 
Proverbs 26:17, compare also 
Judges 19:25, 
29; 
2 Chronicles 28:15; with violence 
Deuteronomy 22:25; 
Deuteronomy 25:11; 
1 Samuel 17:35 (perhaps of consecutive frequently, see Dr), 
2 Samuel 2:16; 
2 Samuel 13:11; followed by 
לְ 2 Samuel 15:5; figurative 
take hold in order to lead one (subject 
י׳) followed by 
בְּ Jeremiah 31:32, with accusative 
Isaiah 41:9, 
13; compare 
Isaiah 51:18 (
בְּ; || 
נֵהֵל); followed by accusative 
Nahum 3:14 take hold of the brick-mould, 
Jeremiah 6:23 = 
Jeremiah 50:42, 
Zechariah 14:13 (with violence), 
Psalm 35:2; 
Nehemiah 4:10; 
Nehemiah 4:11, seize the kingdom 
Daniel 11:21; in metaphor 
Micah 4:9 (
הֶחֱזִיקֵךְ חִיל), 
Jeremiah 6:24; 
Jeremiah 8:21; 
Jeremiah 49:24 (see Gie), 
Jeremiah 50:43; of pious laying hold of 
י׳, followed by 
בְּ Isaiah 64:6; compare 
Isaiah 27:5; 
Isaiah 56:2, 
4, 
6; of other gods 
1 Kings 9:9 2 Chronicles 7:22; laying hold of wisdom 
Proverbs 3:18, compare 
Proverbs 4:13; 
Job 2:3, 
9; 
Job 27:6; 
Jeremiah 8:5.
 
    c. hold up, followed by 
בְּ, figurative = 
sustain, support Leviticus 25:35; of 
י׳ holding his servants 
Isaiah 42:6; 
Isaiah 45:1, compare 
Job 8:20; see also participle used substantively 
Daniel 11:1 (|| 
מָעוֺז), 
Daniel 11:6 (|| 
מֵבִיא, 
יֹלֵד); of Nehemiah holding fast to his (
בְּ) his work 
Nehemiah 5:16; compare of wicked, holding to his house 
Job 8:15; 
cleave or 
cling to (
על) one's brethren 
Nehemiah 10:30. hence 
c. keep, retain, followed by 
בְּ Exodus 9:2 (J), 
Judges 7:8; 
Judges 19:4; so 
Ezekiel 7:13 Sm Co (MT Hithp.); followed by anger (accusative) 
Micah 7:18.
 
† 
Hithp. (especially Chronicles) 
Perfect הִתְחַזַּק 2 Chronicles 13:7 + 
3 times, etc., 
Imperfect וַיִּתְחַוֵּק Genesis 48:2 + 
7 times; 
וַיִּתְחַזַּק 2 Chronicles 21:4; 
32:5; 
יִתְחַזָּ֑קוּ Ezekiel 7:13 (but Sm Co read Hiph.), etc.; 
Imperative הִתְחַוַּק 1 Kings 20:22; 
הִתְחַזְּקוּ 1 Samuel 4:9; 
Infinitive construct לְהִתְחַזֵּק 2 Chronicles 13:8; 
16:9; 
Participle מִתְחַזֵּק 2 Samuel 3:6; 
Daniel 10:21; plural 
מִתְחַזְּקִים 1 Chronicles 11:10; — 
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