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Lexicon :: Strong's H2389 - ḥāzāq

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חָזָק
Transliteration
ḥāzāq
Pronunciation
khaw-zawk'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 636a

Strong’s Definitions

חָזָק châzâq, khaw-zawk'; from H2388; strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent):—harder, hottest, impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 56x

The KJV translates Strong's H2389 in the following manner: strong (26x), mighty (20x), sore (3x), stronger (2x), harder (1x), hottest (1x), impudent (1x), loud (1x), stiffhearted (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 56x
The KJV translates Strong's H2389 in the following manner: strong (26x), mighty (20x), sore (3x), stronger (2x), harder (1x), hottest (1x), impudent (1x), loud (1x), stiffhearted (1x).

  1. strong, stout, mighty

    1. strong

      1. severe, sharp, hot

      2. firm, hard

    2. a strong one (subst)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָזָק châzâq, khaw-zawk'; from H2388; strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent):—harder, hottest, impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).
STRONGS H2389: Abbreviations
† חָזָק adjective strong, stout, mighty; — ח׳ Exodus 10:19 + 18 times; feminine חֲזָקָה Exodus 3:19 + 31 times + Ezekiel 3:14 (Co for MT verb 3rd person feminine singular); plural חֲזָקִים Judges 18:25 + 2 times; construct חִזְקֵי Ezekiel 2:4 (strike out Co. see below) Ezekiel 3:7; —
1. strong:
a. of men, rarely predicate Numbers 13:18 (opposed to רָפֶה), Numbers 13:31 (comparative with מִן), Joshua 14:11; Joshua 17:18 (all J E), Judges 18:26 (comparative with מִן); also of גֹּאֲלָם Jeremiah 50:34; Proverbs 23:11; of hand of י׳ Joshua 4:24 (D), so Ezekiel 3:14 Greek Version of the LXX Co (see above and חָזַק Qal 3); compare of Tyre הָֽיְתָה חֲזָקָה בַּיָּם Ezekiel 26:17 (strike out B Co).
b. usually attributive; of ram of Pharaoh Ezekiel 30:22 (opposed to נִשְׁבָּ֑רֶת); especially of hand of י׳ in delivering Israel from Egypt, Exodus 3:19 (gloss ? see Di), Exodus 6:1 (twice in verse); Exodus 13:9 (all J), Deuteronomy 6:21; Deuteronomy 7:8; Deuteronomy 9:26; Daniel 9:15; in wonders done by agency of Moses Deuteronomy 34:12; also בְּכֹחַ גָּדוֺל וּבְיָד חֲזָקָה Exodus 31:11(JE), compare Nehemiah 1:10, but oftener ביד חזקה וּבִזְרוֺעַ נְטוּיָה Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 5:15; Deuteronomy 7:19; Deuteronomy 11:2; Deuteronomy 26:6; Jeremiah 32:21; Psalm 136:12; of control of enemies and deliverance from exile Ezekiel 20:33, 34; more generally Deuteronomy 3:24 (|| גָּדְלְךָ), 1 Kings 8:42 2 Chronicles 6:32; of י׳'s opposition to Zedekiah Jeremiah 21:5; once of Edom, opposed to Israel בעם כבד וביד חזקה Numbers 20:20 (JE).
c. of sword of י׳ Isaiah 27:1 (|| הַקָּשָׁה וְהַגְּדוֺלָה), of wind Exodus 10:19 (J), 1 Kings 19:11; sound of trumpet (= loud) Exodus 19:16 (E).
d. severe, sharp, hot, of war 1 Samuel 14:52 (predicate), battle 2 Samuel 11:15, sickness 1 Kings 17:17 (predicate), famine 1 Kings 18:2.
e. firm, hard, of face, פנים Ezekiel 3:8, forehead, מֵצַח Ezekiel 3:8; adamant, simile of forehead Ezekiel 3:9 (comparative, with מִן); of sky Job 37:18 (predicate) in plural construct לֵב ח׳ Ezekiel 2:4 hard of heart (|| קְשֵׁי פָנִים) but omitted by B Co, מֵֿצַח ח׳ Ezekiel 3:7 hard (= impudent) of forehead (|| קְשֵׁילֵֿב).
2. as substantive, a strong one, of י׳ (בְּחָזָק, as, in the character of, a strong one) Isaiah 40:10; of י׳'s agent Isaiah 28:2 (|| אַמִּץ); see also וְחָזָק לאֹ יְאַמֵּץ כֹחוֺ Amos 2:14; with מִן compare= one too strong for Jeremiah 31:11; Psalm 35:10. In Ezekiel 34:16 MT uses הח׳ in bad sense (|| הִשְּׁמֵנָה), Greek Version of the LXX Co, with different text, in good sense (see VB).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

3:19; 3:19; 6:1; 10:19; 10:19; 13:9; 19:16; 31:11

Numbers

13:18; 13:31; 20:20

Deuteronomy

3:24; 4:34; 5:15; 6:21; 7:8; 7:19; 9:26; 11:2; 26:6; 34:12

Joshua

4:24; 14:11; 17:18

Judges

18:25; 18:26

1 Samuel

14:52

2 Samuel

11:15

1 Kings

8:42; 17:17; 18:2; 19:11

2 Chronicles

6:32

Nehemiah

1:10

Job

37:18

Psalms

35:10; 136:12

Proverbs

23:11

Isaiah

27:1; 28:2; 40:10

Jeremiah

21:5; 31:11; 32:21; 50:34

Ezekiel

2:4; 2:4; 3:7; 3:7; 3:8; 3:8; 3:9; 3:14; 3:14; 20:33; 20:34; 26:17; 30:22; 34:16

Daniel

9:15

Amos

2:14

H2389

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2389 matches the Hebrew חָזָק (ḥāzāq),
which occurs 56 times in 54 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 3:19–Eze 26:17)

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:19 - But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, not even under force.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:1 - Then the LORD said to Moses, "Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for compelled by my strong hand he will release them, and by my strong hand he will drive them out of his land."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:19 - and the LORD turned a very strong west wind, and it picked up the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not one locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:9 - It will be a sign for you on your hand and a memorial on your forehead, so that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:16 - On the third day in the morning there was thunder and lightning and a dense cloud on the mountain, and the sound of a very loud horn; all the people who were in the camp trembled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:11 - But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God and said, "O LORD, why does your anger burn against your people, whom you have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:18 - and see what the land is like, and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, few or many,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:31 - But the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against these people, because they are stronger than we are!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:20 - But he said, "You may not pass through." Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful force.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:24 - "O, Lord GOD, you have begun to show me your greatness and strength. (What god in heaven or earth can rival your works and mighty deeds?)

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:34 - Or has God ever before tried to deliver a nation from the middle of another nation, accompanied by judgments, signs, wonders, war, strength, power, and other very terrifying things like the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:15 - Recall that you were slaves in the land of Egypt and that the LORD your God brought you out of there by strength and power. That is why the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:21 - you must say to them, "We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt in a powerful way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:8 - Rather it is because of his love for you and his faithfulness to the promise he solemnly vowed to your ancestors that the LORD brought you out with great power, redeeming you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:19 - the great judgments you saw, the signs and wonders, the strength and power by which he brought you out - thus the LORD your God will do to all the people you fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:26 - I prayed to him: O, Lord GOD, do not destroy your people, your valued property that you have powerfully redeemed, whom you brought out of Egypt by your strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:2 - Bear in mind today that I am not speaking to your children who have not personally experienced the judgments of the LORD your God, which revealed his greatness, strength, and power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:8 - Therefore the LORD brought us out of Egypt with tremendous strength and power, as well as with great awe-inspiring signs and wonders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:12 - and he displayed great power and awesome might in view of all Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:24 - He has done this so all the nations of the earth might recognize the LORD's power and so you might always obey the LORD your God."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:11 - Today I am still as strong as when Moses sent me out. I can fight and go about my daily activities with the same energy I had then.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:18 - The whole hill country will be yours; though it is a forest, you can clear it and it will be entirely yours. You can conquer the Canaanites, though they have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels and are strong."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:26 - The Danites went on their way; when Micah realized they were too strong to resist, he turned around and went home.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:52

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:52 - There was fierce war with the Philistines all the days of Saul. So whenever Saul saw anyone who was a warrior or a brave individual, he would conscript him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:15 - In the letter he wrote: "Station Uriah in the thick of the battle and then withdraw from him so he will be cut down and killed."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:42 - When they hear about your great reputation and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds, they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:17 - After this the son of the woman who owned the house got sick. His illness was so severe he could no longer breathe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:2 - So Elijah went to make an appearance before Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:11 - The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Look, the LORD is ready to pass by." A very powerful wind went before the LORD, digging into the mountain and causing landslides, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the windstorm there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:32 - "Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your great reputation and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds; they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:10 - They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your mighty strength and by your powerful hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:15 - So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:18 - will you, with him, spread out the clouds, solid as a mirror of molten metal?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:10 - With all my strength I will say, "O LORD, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them."

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 136:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:12 - with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love endures,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:11 - for their Protector is strong; he will plead their case against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:1 - At that time the LORD will punish with his destructive, great, and powerful sword Leviathan the fast-moving serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent; he will kill the sea monster.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:2 - Look, the sovereign master sends a strong, powerful one. With the force of a hailstorm or a destructive windstorm, with the might of a driving, torrential rainstorm, he will knock that crown to the ground with his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:10 - Look, the sovereign LORD comes as a victorious warrior; his military power establishes his rule. Look, his reward is with him; his prize goes before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:5 - In anger, in fury, and in wrath I myself will fight against you with my mighty power and great strength!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:11 - For the LORD will rescue the descendants of Jacob. He will secure their release from those who had overpowered them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:21 - You used your mighty power and your great strength to perform miracles and amazing deeds and to bring great terror on the Egyptians. By this means you brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:34 - But the one who will rescue them is strong. He is known as the LORD who rules over all. He will strongly champion their cause. As a result he will bring peace and rest to the earth, but trouble and turmoil to the people who inhabit Babylonia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 2:4 - The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, and you must say to them, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:7 - But the house of Israel is unwilling to listen to you, because they are not willing to listen to me, for the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:8 - "I have made your face adamant to match their faces, and your forehead hard to match their foreheads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:9 - I have made your forehead harder than flint - like diamond! Do not fear them or be terrified of the looks they give you, for they are a rebellious house."

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:33 - As surely as I live, declares the sovereign LORD, with a powerful hand and an outstretched arm, and with an outpouring of rage, I will be king over you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:34 - I will bring you out from the nations, and will gather you from the lands where you are scattered, with a powerful hand and an outstretched arm and with an outpouring of rage!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:17 - They will sing this lament over you: "'How you have perished - you have vanished from the seas, O renowned city, once mighty in the sea, she and her inhabitants, who spread their terror!

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