Strong's Lexicon

H2393

H2393 — חֶזקָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewchezqahnoun femOccurrences: 4TWOT: 636b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2393
Word:חֶזקָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:feminine of H2391
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:chezqah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:khez-kaw'
Meaning:1. prevailing power
KJV Renderings:strength(- en self), (was) strong.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2684

[חֶזְקָה] noun feminine strength, force (strictly Infinitive form from חזק see Ges«GKC:45»§ 45. 1 b) —

1. of urgency of ׳ י's hand in prophetic inspiration בְּחֶזְקַת הַיָד֑ Isa 8:11 (compare חָזַק Ezek 3:14).
2. of royal power כְּחֶזְקָתוֺ 2Chr 12:1; 2Chr 26:16 (|| חָזַק 2Chr 26:15), Dan 11:2.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חזקה (g’hoz-k)

Daniel 11:2

KJV: And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
EHCC: and by his strength through his
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