1 Chronicles 19:13:11 Chr.19.13.W1TAB
חֲזַ֤ק
khazak
“be strong”
- Transliteration
- kha-ZAK
- Extended
- khah-ZAK
- IPA
- /ħaˈzaq/
Meaning by language
- English
- be strong
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
kha-ZAK
- phraseyour reading level
kha-ZAK ve-nit-kha-ze-KA
- clause
kha-ZAK ve-nit-kha-ze-KA be-AD-a-ME-nu u-ve-AD a-RE e-lo-HE-nu
- sentence
kha-ZAK ve-nit-kha-ze-KA be-AD-a-ME-nu u-ve-AD a-RE e-lo-HE-nu va-ye-ho-VAH ha-TOV be-e-NAI-v ya-a-SE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative chazaq {חֲזַק | ḥăzaq} ‘be strong’, immediately paired with the cohortative wə-niṭḥazzəqāh {וְנִֽתְחַזְּקָה֙ | wə-niṭḥazzəqāh} ‘and let us strengthen ourselves’, forming a dyad that underscores both individual resolve and communal determination.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–zayin–qof
“to be strong, prevail”
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:13
Be strong, and let us strengthen ourselves for our people and for the cities of our God ; and the LORD will do what is good in His eyes.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 19:13, so the Hebrew word חֲזַ֤ק (khazak) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.19.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.13.W1.S1) and character.