חֲזַק

chazaq

khah-ZAHK

be strong, take hold, grow firm

Where it comes from

Chazaq means to grip and to be gripped. It is used for a strong hand, a firm grasp, and for growing bold. Joshua is told it four times in one chapter, which suggests he needed telling, and that being told is part of how it happens.

Every place it appears

Strong's H2388. It stands in 266 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Joshua 1:9

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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