1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
7 And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.
8 And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly.
13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
20 And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.
H2388
חָזַק
chazaq
khaw-zak'
Verb
a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer:--aid, amend, × calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
- to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore
- (Qal)
- to be strong, grow strong 1a
- to prevail, prevail upon 1a
- to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a
- to press, be urgent 1a
- to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a
- to be severe, be grievous
- to strengthen
- (Piel)
- to make strong
- to restore to strength, give strength
- to strengthen, sustain, encourage
- to make strong, make bold, encourage
- to make firm
- to make rigid, make hard
- (Hiphil)
- to make strong, strengthen
- to make firm
- to display strength
- to make severe
- to support
- to repair
- to prevail, prevail upon
- to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support
- to hold, contain
- (Hithpael)
- to strengthen oneself
- to put forth strength, use one's strength
- to withstand
- to hold strongly with
- (Qal)
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