To strengthen
אָמֵץStrong’s H0553amats (a-mats)
Appears in 41 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Amats is the Hebrew word usually translated “bold”, “were strong” and “proved himself strong”. It appears in 41 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.”
Meaning
- To be strong, alert, courageous, brave, stout, bold, solid, hard(Qal) to be strong, brave, bold · (Piel) to strengthen, secure (for oneself), harden (heart), make firm, make obstinate, assure · (Hithpael) to be determined, to make oneself alert, strengthen oneself, confirm oneself, persist in, prove superior to · (Hiphil) to exhibit strength, be strong, feel strong
How it's translated
- and be bold 8
- they were strong 2
- he proved himself strong 2
- and be courageous 2
- so may it show strength 2
- it will be strong 1
- and he had made obstinate 1
- and strengthen him 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Chronicles 7
- Psalms 7
- Deuteronomy 6
- Joshua 5
- Proverbs 3
- Isaiah 3
14 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Deuteronomy 2:30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
- Deuteronomy 3:28But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.
- Deuteronomy 15:7If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
- Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
- Deuteronomy 31:7And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
- Deuteronomy 31:23And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.
All 41 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
אָמֵץ amats · to strengthen
1) to be strong, alert, courageous, brave, stout, bold, solid, hard 1a) (Qal) to be strong, brave, bold 1b) (Piel) to strengthen, secure (for oneself), harden (heart), make firm, make obstinate, assure 1c) (Hithpael) to be determined, to make oneself alert, strengthen oneself, confirm oneself, persist in, prove superior to 1d) (Hiphil) to exhibit strength, be strong, feel strong
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “strengthen” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STRENGTHEN, verb transitive
- To make strong or stronger; to add strength to, either physical, legal or moral; as, to strengthen a limb; to strengthen an obligation.
- To confirm; to establish; as, to strengthen authority.
- To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.“Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him” Deuteronomy 3:28
- To cause to increase in power or security.
All definitions and other forms of “strengthen”
STRENGTHEN, verb intransitive
To grow strong or stronger.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.