אַל תִּירְאוּ וְאַל תֵּחָתּוּ ) Jos 10:25 1 Ch 22:1 3; 28:20 2 Ch 32: 7. Pi. Pf.
אִמֵּץ Dt 2:30 etc.; Impf. יְאַמֵּץ Am 2:14 etc.; וַיְאַמֶּץ־לֹו Is 44:14 3 fs. sf. 3 ms. תְּאַמְּצֶנּוּ ψ 89:22 ; 1 s. sf. אֲאַמִּצְכֶם Jb 16:5 etc.; Imv. אַמֵּץ Na 2:2 ; אַמֵּצוּ Is 35: 3; אַמְּצֵהוּ Dt 3:2 8; Inf. sf. אַמְּצֹו Pr 8:2 8; Pt. מְאַמֶּץ־ Pr 24: 5;— 1. make firm strengthen , sq. acc ., of giving clouds their place Pr 8:28 (subj. י׳ ); of repairing temple 2 Ch 24:13 ; of physical vigour Pr 31:17 זְרֹועֹתֶֽיהָ ׃ חָֽגְרָה בְעֹוז מָתְנֶיהָ וַתְּא׳ (subj. אֵשֶׁת חַיִל ); of strength for war א׳ כֹּחַ Na 2:2 ( || חִזֵּק מָתְנַיִם ) Am 2:14 (subj. חָזָק ); cf. Pr 24:5 ; of royal power 2 Ch 11:17 ( || חִזֵּק ); cf. א׳ בִּרְכַּיִם כֹּשְׁלֹות Is 35:3 ; א׳ בּ׳ כֹּרְעֹות Jb 4:4 (both || חִזֵּק יָדַיִם רָפֹות ) fig. of encouragement; so א׳ alone Dt 3:28 ( || חִזֵּק ) Jb 16:5 ( || חשׂך q.v .); ψ 89:22 (subj. זְרֹועַ י׳ ); of support Is 41:10 (subj. י׳ ; || עזר , תמך ;— De Che sub 2 ). 2. assure, secure for one’s self, always sq. ל + sf .; of carpenter appropr. tree Is 44:14 ; cf. of י׳ appropriating Isr. under fig. of bough ψ 80:16 ; under fig. of chosen man v 1 8. 3. sq.
לֵבָב
harden, make obstinate
Dt 2:3
0; (subj.
י׳
;
||
הִקְשָׁה רוּחֹו
)
Dt 15:7
(of unkind man);
2 Ch 36:13
(of king Zedekiah,
||
הִקְשָׁה אֶת־עָרְפֹּו
).
Hithp.
Pf.
הִתְאַמֵּץ
1 K 12:18
=
2 Ch 10:1
8;
Impf.
וַיִּתְאַמְּצוּ
2 Ch 13:
7;
Pt.
מִתְאַמֶּצֶת
Ru 1:1
8;
1.
strengthen oneself
, of conspirators
2 Ch 13:7
(
sq.
עַל
).
2.
confirm oneself
in a purpose,
be determined
Ru 1:18
(
sq.
ל
+ Inf
.)
3.
make onself alert
, make haste
1 K 12:18
=
2 Ch 10:18
(
sq.
ל
+ Inf
.)
Hiph.
Impf.
Juss.
exhibit strength, be strong
וְיַאֲמֵץ
,
חֲזַק ויא׳ לִבֶּךָ
ψ 27:14
, so also
31:25
.
•
אַמִצָה
n.f.
strength
,
fig.
Zc 12:
5, but sense difficult,
cf.
WR
Zech. p. 585
;
Sta
ZAW 1881, 34
proposes
לְיֹושְׁבֵי אֶמְצְאָה
(after
Ö å
)
may I be sufficient for
.
•
אָמֹוץ
S
531, 554
TWOT
117c
GK
576, 600
n.pr.m.
father of Isaiah
(
=
following
)
Is 1:1
;
2:1
;
13:1
;
20:2
;
37:2
,
21
;
38:1
=
2 K 19:
2,
20
;
20:1
;
2 Ch 26:22
;
32:20
,
32
.
prefixed, or added, or both, indicates All passages cited.
n.
nomen
, noun.
f.
feminine,
feminae.
fig.
figurative.
cf.
confer
, compare.
WR
C. H. H. Wright.
Sta
B. Stade.
ZAW Z. f. alttest. Wissenschaft . ÖÑ Greek version of the LXX. åÑ Targum.