BDB2682
חָזֵק verbal adjective see חָזַק Qal Participle
Strong's Lexicon
H2390
H2390 — חָזֵק
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2390 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חָזֵק |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H2388 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | chazeq |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khaw-zake' |
| Meaning: | 1. powerful |
| KJV Renderings: | X wax louder, stronger. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
חזק (g’h)
Exodus 19:19
- KJV: And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
- EHCC: and wared louder and louder, (Jit and
2 Samuel 3:1
- KJV: Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
- EHCC: but David waxed stronger and stronger,