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וַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּ
way·ya·ḥă·zi·qū
Strong's H2388
Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
חזק (verb)
Strong
= state in which humans or deities are strong in a physical, political, or military sense, or simply in their ability to convince others with words
to be strong, to prevail, to overcome, to overpower
Strong
= action by which humans or deities rally and show their physical, political, or military strength
to summon one's strength, to strengthen one's position, to show one's strength, to make an effort
Strong
= causative action by which humans or deities cause humans and objects to be strong in a physical, political, or military sense
to strengthen, to give strength, to fortify, to repair, to let prevail
Non-Move
= state in which objects cannot be moved from a certain place
to get stuck, to rest firmly, to be tight
Non-Move
= causative action by which humans ensure that an object cannot be moved from its place
to fasten, to hold in place
Confident
= state in which humans are mentally strong and able to deal with issues relating to good leadership, morals and ethics, war, and the supernatural world
to be strong (mentally), to be courageous, to stand firm, to be resolute
Confident
literally: (one's) hands are strong; hence: = state in which humans are mentally strong and able to deal with political and military issues
to be strong (of one's hands) > to be courageous
Confident
= action by which humans show themselves mentally strong and able to deal with issues relating to good leadership, morals and ethics, politics, danger, and war
to take courage
Confident
literally: to strengthen (one's) hands; hence: = action by which humans show themselves mentally strong and able to handle dangerous situations
to take courage
Confident
literally: to strengthen (one's) loins; hence: = action by which humans show themselves mentally strong and able to handle dangerous situations
to brace oneself
Confident
= causative action by which humans cause other humans to be mentally strong and able to deal with issues relating their daily work, good leadership, and war
to encourage
Confident
literally: to strengthen (someone's) hands; hence: = causative action by which humans or deities cause other humans to be mentally strong able to deal with issues relating to their daily work and to morals and ethics
to encourage
Unwilling
literally: (one's) heart is hard; hence: = state in which humans are unwilling to listen to reason and do what is right
to be hardened (of heart) > to be obstinate
Unwilling
literally: to harden (one's own) face; hence: = action by which humans show themselves unwilling to listen to reason and do what is right
to act with obstinacy
Unwilling
literally: to harden (someone's) heart; hence: = causative action by which deities cause humans to be unwilling to listen to reason and do what is right
to harden (someone's heart) > to make obstinate
Intense
= state or process by which a certain condition or action happens with intensity
to be strong, to be intense, to be firm, to be harsh
Intense
= causative action by which humans cause a certain condition or action to happen with intensity
to strengthen, to intensify
Hold
= action by which humans take hold of other humans or objects with their hands; the agent role is often extended figuratively to include objects, deities and certain conditions
to seize, to hold, to take hold, to grasp, to handle
Control
= action by which humans or deities take or maintain firm control of (other) humans or objects
to hold, to capture, to take, to retain
Contain
= state in which a container is large enough to hold a certain quantity of a substance
to hold (a quantity)
Associate
= action by which humans associate with other humans with the purpose of acting together
to join with
Engage
= action by which humans or deities are actively involved in a certain event
to hold on to, to devote oneself to, to persist in, to retain, to obtain
Control
= action by which humans cause other humans to take or maintain firm control of a kingdom
to strengthen (someone's) hold (on something else)
Serve
= action by which humans actively engage in serving a deity
to take hold of (to serve)
Urge
= action by which humans try to convince other humans to act in a certain way
to urge
Cross-Reference
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Occurrences in the OJB Interlinear (291 total)
1Ch.11.10 · 1Ch.19.12 · 1Ch.19.12 · 1Ch.19.13 · 1Ch.19.13 · 1Ch.21.4 · 1Ch.22.13 · 1Ch.26.27 · 1Ch.28.7 · 1Ch.28.10 · 1Ch.28.20 · 1Ch.29.12  (+279 more)