חיזק

Hebrew
Root
ח־ז־ק (ḥ-z-q)

Verb

חיזק / חִזֵּק • (khizék) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction, passive counterpart חוזק / חֻזַּק)

  1. to strengthen, reinforce
    • Tanach, 2 Kings 12:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וּלְבִלְתִּי חַזֵּק אֶת־בֶּדֶק הַבָּיִת
      ul'viltí chazék et-bédek habáyit
      neither repair the breaches of the house
  2. (חַזֵּק, chazék) masculine singular imperative of חִזַּק
    • Tanach, Hosea 7:15, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַאֲנִי יִסַּרְתִּי חִזַּקְתִּי זְרוֹעֹתָם
      vaaní yisárti khizákti z'rootám
      Though I have trained and strengthened their arms
    • Tanach, Nehemiah 6:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְעַתָּה חַזֵּק אֶת־יָדָי
      v'atá chazék et-yadáy
      But now, strengthen Thou my hands.
  3. to secure
  4. to give strength

Conjugation
Conjugation of חיזק / חִזֵּק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לְחַזֵּק
  • action noun: חיזוק / חִזּוּק
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חיזקתי / חִזַּקְתִּיחיזקנו / חִזַּקְנוּ
second חיזקת / חִזַּקְתָּחיזקת / חִזַּקְתְּחיזקתם / חִזַּקְתֶּםחיזקתן / חִזַּקְתֶּן
third חיזק / חִזֵּקחיזקה / חִזְּקָהחיזקו / חִזְּקוּ
present מְחַזֵּקמְחַזֶּקֶתמְחַזְּקִיםמְחַזְּקוֹת
future first אֲחַזֵּקנְחַזֵּק
second תְּחַזֵּקתְּחַזְּקִיתְּחַזְּקוּתְּחַזֵּקְנָה1
third יְחַזֵּקתְּחַזֵּקיְחַזְּקוּתְּחַזֵּקְנָה1
imperative חַזֵּקחַזְּקִיחַזְּקוּחַזֵּקְנָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
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