חיזק

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Hebrew

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Root
ח־ז־ק (kh-z-q)

Verb

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חיזק / חִזֵּק (khizék) (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
  3. to secure
  4. to give strength

Conjugation

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