11:25 . • 3. sq. יד = support Ez 16:4 9; sq. זְרֹועֹות 30:25 (subj. י׳ ; but Co reads Pi. as v 2 4 ) •. 4. = repair , walls of Jerus. , Ne 3:4 (×3) + 31 times Ne 3 ; cf. (in gen.) pt. used substant. מחזיקי בדקך Ez 27: 9, 27 of Tyre and her ships ( || מַלָּחִים , etc.) • 5. prevail , abs. Dn 11: 7; sq. עַל Jb 18: 9; prevail upon to הח׳ בֹּו לֶאֱכֹל 2 K 4: 8. 6. especially take or keep hold of, seize, grasp: a. take hold of, seize, catch , sq. בְּ Gn 19:4 ( J ), 21:18 ( E ), Ex 4:4 ( J ; || אחז ), Ju 7:20 1 S 15:27 2 S 1:11 1 K 1:5 0; 2:28 2 K 2:12 ; 4:27 Is 4:1 Zc 8:23 (×2) Pr 7:1 3; 26:17 , cf. also Ju 19:25 , 29 2 Ch 28:1 5; with violence Dt 22:25 ; 25:11 1 S 17:35 (perhaps pf. consec. freq., v. D r), 2 S 2:16 ; 13:11 ; sq. לְ 2 S 15: 5; fig. take hold in order to lead one (subj. י׳ ) sq. בְּ Je 31:3 2, c. acc. Is 41:9 , 13 ; cf. Is 51:18 ( בְּ ; || נֵהֵל ); sq. acc. Na 3:14 take hold of the brick-mould , Je 6:23 = 50:4 2, Zc 14:13 (with violence), ψ 35:2 Ne 4:1 0, 11 , seize the kingdom Dn
11:21
; in
metaph.
Mi 4:9
(
הֶחֱזִיקֵךְ חִיל
),
Je 6:24
;
8:21
;
49:24
(
v. Gi
e),
50:43
; of pious laying hold of
י׳
,
sq.
בְּ
Is 64:
6,
cf.
27:
5;
56:2
,
4
,
6
; of other gods
1 K 9:9
=
2 Ch 7:22
; laying hold of wisdom
Pr 3:18
,
cf.
4:13 Jb 2:
3,
9
;
27:6 Je 8:
5.
b.
have
or
keep hold of
,
sq.
בְּ
Ju 16:26 2 S 3:29 Je 50:33 Ne 4:1
5.
c.
hold up
,
sq.
בְּ
,
fig. =
sustain, support
Lv 25:3
5; of
י׳
holding his servants
Is 42:6
;
45:1
,
cf.
Jb 8:2
0;
v.
also
pt.
used substantively
Dn 11:1
(
||
מָעֹוז
),
v
6
(
||
מֵבִיא
,
יֹלֵד
); of Ne. holding fast to (
בְּ
) his work
Ne 5:16
;
cf.
of wicked, holding to his house
Jb 8:15
;
cleave
or
cling to
(
על
) one’s brethren
Ne 10:30
.
hence d.
keep, retain
,
sq.
בְּ
Ex 9:2
(
J
),
Ju 7:8
;
19:4
; so
Ez 7:13
Sm Co
(
MT
Hithp.);
sq.
anger (
acc.
)
Mi 7:18
.
e.
hence also
hold, contain
,
sq. acc.
2 Ch 4:
5.
•
Hithp.
(especially Ch)
Pf.
הִתְחַזַּק
2 Ch 13:7
+
3 times, etc.;
Impf.
וַיִּתְחַזֵּק
Gn 48:2
+
7 times;
וַיִּתְחַזַּק
2 Ch 21:
4;
32:5
;
יִתְחַזָּ˜קוּ
Ez 7:13
(but
Sm Co
read Hiph.), etc.;
Imv.
הִתְחַזַּק
1 K 20:2
2;
הִתְחַזְּקוּ
1 S 4:
9;
Inf. cstr.
לְהִתְחַזֵּק
2 Ch 13:
8;
16:9
;
Pt.
מִתְחַזֵּק
2 S 3:6 Dn 10:2
1;
pl.
מִתְחַזְּקִים
1 Ch 11:1
0;—
1.
strengthen oneself
2 S 3:6 1 K 20:22 2 Ch 1:
1;
12:13
;
13:21
;
21:4
;
23:1
;
25:11
;
27:6
;
sq.
עַל
against
2 Ch 17:
1;
gain strength
Ezr 7:28 Dn 10:1
9,
cf.
הִתְח׳ ביהוה
1 S 30:
6;
fig. =
take courage
2 Ch 15:8
.
2.
put forth strength, use one’s strength
Gn 48:2
(i.e. he exerted himself, he sat up by a great effort),
Nu 13:20 Ju 20:22 1 S 4:9 2 S 10:12 1 Ch 19:13 2 Ch 32:
5.
3.
sq.
לִפְנֵי
withstand
2 Ch 13:
7,
8
.
4.
sq.
עִם
hold strongly with
1 Ch 11:10 Dn 10:21
,
cf.
of
י׳
,
להתח׳ עִם לְבָבָם שָׁלֵם אֵלָיו
2 Ch 16:
9.—For
יִתְחַזָּ˜קוּ
Ez 7:13
read Hiph.,
v. Sm Co D
a.
•
חָזָק
S
2389
TWOT
636a
GK
2617
adj.
strong, stout, mighty
;—
ח׳
Ex 10:19
+
18 times;
f.
חֲזָקָה
Ex 3:19
+
31 times
+
Ez 3:14
(
Co
for
MT vb.
3
fs
.);
pl.
substant. substantive. consec. consecutive.