חזז TWOT 635 ( ^√ of foll.; Arabic حَزَّ ^{(ḥazza) cut or notch;} خَزَّ ^{(ḫazza) pierce} (Frey) ) .

• [ חֲזִיז S 2385 TWOT 635a GK 2613 ] n. [ m. ] thunder- bolt, lightning-flash ( ^NH חֲזִיז ; Aramaic חֲזִיזָא shining cloud ) —only cstr. חֲזִיז and pl. חֲזִיזִים ; וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלֹות Jb 28:26 and a way for thunder-bolts = 38:2 5; י׳ עשֶֹׁה חֲזִיזִים Zc 10:1 ( || מְטַר־גֶּשֶׁם ).

חָזַק S 2388 TWOT 636 GK 2616291 vb. be or grow firm, strong, strengthen ( ^NH id.; Aramaic ܚܙܰܩ ( ḥzaq ), חֲזַק bind on or about, gird on , cf. Arabic حَزَقَ

( ḥazaqa ) bind, squeeze ) — • Qal Pf. ח׳ Gn 41:57 + 4 times; חָזָק˜ 2 Ch 26:1 5; sf.

חֲזָקֹו 2 Ch 28:2 0, etc.; Impf. יֶחֱזַק 2 Ch 28:7 (Baer) + 2 times; וַיֶּחֱזַק Gn 41:56 +; יֶחֶזְקוּ 2 S 10:11 + 2 times; יֶחְזְקוּ Is 28:2 2; Imv. חֲזַק Dt 12:23 +; חִזְקוּ Dt 31:6 +; Inf. cstr. לְחָזְקָה 2 K 12:1 3; sf. לְחָזְקָהּ Ez 30:2 1; Pt. חָזֵק Ex 19:19 2 S 3: 1, etc.;— I. intrans. be or grow strong: — 1. a. of physical strength of hands Ju 7:11 2 S 2: 7; 16:21 Ez 22:14 Zc 8: 9, 13 (on Ez 3:14 v. infr .); of arm, sq. inf. Ez 30:2 1; used of recovery from illness Is 39:1 ; sq. מִן compar. over- power 1 S 17:50 ( c. בְּ instr.), 2 S 13:14 . b. of people, army Dt 11:8 Jos 17:13 (JE), = Ju 1:2 8, Ezr 9:12 ; sq. מִן compar. be stronger than, too strong for, prevail against 2 S 10:11 ^(×2) = 1 Ch 19:12 ^(×2) 1 K 20:2 3, 25 ; id. , sq. acc. 1 K 16:2 2, cf. of י׳ as prevailing over man Je 20:7 ( || יָכֹל ); sq. על 2 Ch 8: 3; 27:5 . c. of royal power וְדָוִד הֹלֵךְ וְחָזֵק 2 S 3:1 ( opp. הֹלְכִים וְדַלִּים ); cf. 2 Ch 26:15 ( || חֶזְקָה v 1 6), Dn 11:5a . d. prevail over, upon , of word of king 2 S 24:4 ( sq. אֶל־ ) = 1 Ch 21:4 ( sq. עַל ). e. of bonds Is 28:22 . f. of sound of trumpet הֹולֵךְ וְחָזֵק מְאֹד Ex 19:19 ( E , cf. חָזָק v 1 6) it grew much louder and louder . 2. be firm, fast: — a. lit. be caught fast , of Absalom’s head 2 S 18:9 ( sq. בְּ ). b. be firm, secure , of a kingdom 2 K 14:5 ( + בְּיָדֹו ) = 2 Ch 25:3 ( + עָלָיו ). Oftener c. be firm = courageous, confident, especially Imv. , usually || אמץ ( q.v. ), Dt 31:6 , 7 , 23 Jos 1: 6, 7 , 9 , 18 ; 10:25 ; 23:6 (all D ), 2 S 10:12 ; 13:28 1 K 2:2 1 Ch 19:13 ( || התחזק ), 22:13 ; 28:10 , 20 2 Ch 15: 7; 19:11 ; 32:7 Ezr 10:4 ψ 27:14 ; 31:25 Is 35: 4; 41:6 Hg 2:4 ^(×3) Dn

10:19 ^(×2); sq. לַמִּלְחָמָה 2 Ch 25: 8. d. hold firmly to, devote oneself to , sq. בְּ 2 Ch 31:4 . e. sq. Inf. be firm not to eat blood, i.e. firmly refrain from it Dt 12:23 , cf. 1 Ch 28:7 . 3. press, be urgent , sq. עַל + Inf. Ex 12:33 ( E ); sq. עַל of hand of י׳ in prophetic ecstasy Ez 3:14 ( Ö Co read חֲזָקָה , adj. , v. חָזָק ). 4. in bad sense: a. grow stout, rigid, hard , with idea of perversity, of Pharaoh’s heart Ex 7:13 , 22 ; 8:15