{"def":{"short":"to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer","long":["to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore",["(Qal)",["to be strong, grow strong",["to prevail, prevail upon","to be firm, be caught fast, be secure","to press, be urgent","to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense)","to be severe, be grievous"],"to strengthen"],"(Piel)",["to make strong","to restore to strength, give strength","to strengthen, sustain, encourage","to make strong, make bold, encourage","to make firm","to make rigid, make hard"],"(Hiphil)",["to make strong, strengthen","to make firm","to display strength","to make severe","to support","to repair","to prevail, prevail upon","to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support","to hold, contain"],"(Hithpael)",["to strengthen oneself","to put forth strength, use one's strength","to withstand","to hold strongly with"]]]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"ħɔːˈd͡zɑk’","ipa_mod":"χɑːˈzɑk","sbl":"ḥāzaq","dic":"haw-DZAHK","dic_mod":"ha-ZAHK"}}