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חָזָק H2389

H2389 is the Hebrew word חָזָק, transliterated châzâq and said khaw-zawk'. The King James Version most often renders it strong.

Word: חָזָקTransliteration: châzâqSaid: khaw-zawk'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 50 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

from H2388 (חָזַק).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 48 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

strong 20×mighty 15×sore 3×too strong 2×no not by a mighty 1×loud 1×therein whether they be strong 1×out thence through a mighty 1×yet i am as strong 1×hottest 1×sake and thy mighty 1×stiffhearted 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: harder, hottest, [phrase] impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).

Verses using חָזָק

The first 40 of 50 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 3:19 · KJV

And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

Exodus 6:1 · KJV

Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.

Exodus 10:19 · KJV

And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

Exodus 13:9 · KJV

And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’s law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.

Exodus 19:16 · KJV

And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.

Exodus 32:11 · KJV

And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?

Numbers 13:18 · KJV

And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;

Numbers 20:20 · KJV

And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

Deuteronomy 3:24 · KJV

O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

Deuteronomy 4:34 · KJV

Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

Deuteronomy 5:15 · KJV

And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

Deuteronomy 6:21 · KJV

Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:

Deuteronomy 7:8 · KJV

But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 7:19 · KJV

The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid.

Deuteronomy 9:26 · KJV

I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

Deuteronomy 11:2 · KJV

And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,

Deuteronomy 26:8 · KJV

And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:

Deuteronomy 34:12 · KJV

And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.

Joshua 4:24 · KJV

That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.

Joshua 14:11 · KJV

As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.

Judges 18:26 · KJV

And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

1 Samuel 14:52 · KJV

And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him.

2 Samuel 11:15 · KJV

And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.

1 Kings 8:42 · KJV

(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;

1 Kings 17:17 · KJV

And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

1 Kings 18:2 · KJV

And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.

1 Kings 19:11 · KJV

And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:

2 Chronicles 6:32 · KJV

Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name’s sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house;

Nehemiah 1:10 · KJV

Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.

Job 37:18 · KJV

Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

Psalm 35:10 · KJV

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

Psalm 136:12 · KJV

With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Proverbs 23:11 · KJV

For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

Isaiah 27:1 · KJV

In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

Isaiah 28:2 · KJV

Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.

Isaiah 40:10 · KJV

Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

Jeremiah 21:5 · KJV

And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

Jeremiah 32:21 · KJV

And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror;

Jeremiah 50:34 · KJV

Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

Ezekiel 2:4 · KJV

For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2389 mean?

H2389 is the Hebrew word חָזָק (châzâq), meaning strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent).

How is H2389 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it strong (20 times), mighty (15 times), sore (3 times), too strong (2 times), no not by a mighty (1 time), among others.

How many times does H2389 appear in the Bible?

חָזָק (châzâq) is tagged in 50 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2389 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2388 (חָזַק).

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