Hebrew edit

Root
ח־ז־ק (ḥ-z-q)

Adjective edit

חֲזָקָה (chazakáf

  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 edit

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 edit

חֲזָקָה (khazakáf (singular construct חֶזְקַת־)

  1. presumption, circumstantial evidence

References edit

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

Further reading edit