Strong's Hebrew · H2389

חָזָק

châzâq · khaw-zawk'

harder, hottest, [phrase] impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).

Definition

strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)

Derivation

from H2388 (חָזַק);

Appears 56 times in Scripture

Exodus 6:1

But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”

Deuteronomy 7:19

the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.

Exodus 13:9

It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.

Job 5:15

He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.

Exodus 3:19

But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.

Exodus 32:11

But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?

Exodus 19:16

On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

Numbers 13:18

See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many.

Exodus 10:19

And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind that carried off the locusts and blew them into the Red Sea. Not a single locust remained anywhere in Egypt.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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