חזקה

Hebrew

Root
ח־ז־ק (ḥ-z-q)

Adjective

חֲזָקָה • (chazaká) f

1. Feminine singular indefinite form of חָזָק (chazák).
   • Tanach, Exodus 3:20, with Young's Literal Translation:

     לֹא יִתֵּן אֶתְכֶם מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לַהֲלֹךְ וְלֹא בְּיָד חֲזָקָה

     ló yitén mélech mitsráyim lahalóch v'ló b'yád chazaká

     the king of Egypt doth not permit you to go, unless by a strong hand

Verb

חָזְקָה • (chaz'ká)

1. Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of חָזַק (chazák).
   • Tanach, 2 Kings 14:5, with translation of the King James Version:

     כַּאֲשֶׁר חָזְקָה הַמַּמְלָכָה בְּיָדוֹ

     kaashér chaz'ká hamamlachá b'yadó

     as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand

Noun

חֲזָקָה • (khazaká) f (singular construct חֶזְקַת־)

1. presumption, circumstantial evidence
   • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Kiddushin 1:3:

1. • עבד כנעני נקנה בכסף ובשטר ובחזקה

     A canaanite slave is acquired through money, through a contract, or through [an act that establishes] a presumption [that he is a slave].

   • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Kiddushin 1:5:

1. • נכסים שיש להם אחריות נקנין בכסף ובשטר ובחזקה

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Bava Batra 3:8:

     אין מוציאין זיזין וגזוזטראות לרשות הרבים אלא אם רצה כונס לתוך שלו ומוציא לקח חצר ובה זיזין וגזוזטראות הרי זו בחזקתה

     'ein motsi'ín zizín ug'zuzt'ra'ót lir'shút harabím éla 'im ratsá konés l'tókh sheló umotsí lakákh khatsér uváh zizín ug'zuzt'ra'ót haréi zó b'khezkatáh

     One may not place projections or balconies protruding into public space, but if one wishes, one may move [the wall] further into one's own property and then place them. [If] one bought a courtyard that has projections or balconies, it may be left as it is.

References

• “חזקה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• חזקה_(פרזומפציה) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he