Words the Bible translates as harden
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 9 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- ḥazaqחָזַקto be firm or strong, and so to make firm: to grow strong, prevail, take courage, strengthen, repair, grip, hold fast, or harden
- kavadכָּבֵדto be heavy: to weigh much, whether a literal load, a crushing trouble, or a body part that has grown too heavy to work
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- to be honored: to carry weight in others' eyes, to be held in high regard or shown to be glorious
- to honor: to treat someone as weighty, giving them the regard, deference, or worship their standing deserves
- sklērunōσκληρύνωto harden: to make or become stubbornly unresponsive, so that an appeal no longer gets through
- amatsאָמֵץto be firm and strong, or to make someone firm: physical might, inner resolve, and the courage to hold steady
- qashahקָשָׁהto be or become hard: too difficult to manage, harsh or heavy in force, or (of the heart and neck) stubbornly unwilling to yield
- ragaרָגַעof diseased skin: to close over and harden into a crust
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- to stir water up: to set the sea heaving so that its waves roar
- to bring to a settled stop: to grant rest and relief, or to come to rest oneself
- in an instant: to happen in a flash, or to last no longer than a moment
- azazעָזַזto be strong enough to come out on top: strength that overpowers a rival, outlasts a threat, or hardens a face against shame
- pōroōπωρόωto hardennot studied yet
- qashaḥקָשַׁחto hardennot studied yet
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