Definition

to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage)

Etymology

a primitive root;

Where the KJV renders it

• confirm
• be courageous (of good courage
• stedfastly minded
• strong
• stronger)
• establish
• fortify
• harden
• increase
• prevail
• strengthen (self)
• make strong (obstinate
• speed)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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