חׇזְקָהchozqâh
strength, force, violence, always בְּחָזְקָה
Pronunciation: khoz-kaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2394
Meanings
1. of oppression (Judges 4:3; 1 Samuel 2:16; Ezekiel 34:4)
2. rebuke severely, sharply, cry mightily, insistently (Judges 8:1; Jonah 3:8; 2 Kings 12:13)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Judges 4:3 Sisera, who had 900 iron chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help.
- Judges 8:1 Then the people of Ephraim asked Gideon, “Why have you treated us this way? Why didn’t you send for us when you first went out to fight the Midianites?” And they argued heatedly with Gideon.
- 1 Samuel 2:16 The man offering the sacrifice might reply, “Take as much as you want, but the fat must be burned first.” Then the servant would demand, “No, give it to me now, or I’ll take it by force.”
- Ezekiel 34:4 You have not taken care of the weak. You have not tended the sick or bound up the injured. You have not gone looking for those who have wandered away and are lost. Instead, you have ruled them with harshness and cruelty.
- Jonah 3:8 People and animals alike must wear garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from their evil ways and stop all their violence.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).