אָמֵץ

a.mats
to strengthen
Strong’s H553Verb41 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

be bold8
they were too strong2
he proved himself strong2
be courageous2
they strengthened2
may it show strength2
it will be strong1
he had made obstinate1

In the text

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[אָמֵץ] vb. be stout, strong, bold, alert
Qal
1. be strong
2. Imv. be bold
Pi.
1. make firm, strengthen
2. assure, secure for oneself
3. harden, make obstinate
Hithp.
1. strengthen oneself
2. confirm oneself in a purpose, be determined
3. make oneself alert, make haste
Hiph. exhibit strength, be strong

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.