Joshua 1:6

Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data

"Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them."

Word-by-Word Analysis

Be

חָזָק

châzâq

H2389

strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)

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and of a

טוֹב

ṭôwb

H2896

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...

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רוּחַ

rûwach

H7307

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the ...

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for unto this

עַם

ʻam

H5971

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

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shalt thou

חָלַק

châlaq

H2505

to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate

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for an

נַחֲלָה

nachălâh

H5159

properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion

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the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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which I

שָׁבַע

shâbaʻ

H7650

to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

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unto their

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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to

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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them

Key Terms in This Verse

courage H7307

רוּחַ rûwach

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational...

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divide H2505

חָלַק châlaq

to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate

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sware H7650

שָׁבַע shâbaʻ

to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

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inheritance H5159

נַחֲלָה nachălâh

properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion

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strong H2389

חָזָק châzâq

strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)

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fathers H1

אָב ʼâb

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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good H2896

טוֹב ṭôwb

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...

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give H5414

נָתַן nâthan

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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land H776

אֶרֶץ ʼerets

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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people H5971

עַם ʻam

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

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Cross References

Daniel 10:19 cross-reference

And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me...

Ephesians 6:10 cross-reference

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Joshua 1:7 cross-reference

Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou ma...

Joshua 1:9 cross-reference

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

1 Corinthians 16:13 cross-reference

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

1 Chronicles 22:13 cross-reference

Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

2 Timothy 2:1 cross-reference

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

1 Chronicles 28:10 cross-reference

Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

Haggai 2:4 cross-reference

Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith...

Psalm 27:14 cross-reference

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Genesis 26:3 cross-reference

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father...

Zechariah 8:9 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts...

Deuteronomy 31:23 cross-reference

And 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.

1 Kings 2:2 cross-reference

I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;

1 Samuel 4:9 cross-reference

Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.

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