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1 Samuel 17:50

“So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

חָזַקchâzaq · khaw-zak'
H2388 · Hebrew
Definition
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
aid, amend, [idiom] 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.
Grammar
  • וַ — conjunction
  • יֶּחֱזַ֨ק — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage
Occurs 290 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 19:16Genesis 21:18Genesis 41:56Genesis 41:57Genesis 47:20

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.