47 occurrences

'Stronger' in the Bible

And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger.

Verse ConceptsBabies In The WombFavouritismJacob, The PatriarchSubjectionTwo GroupsFreshness Of YouthWombServing PeopleStrong NationsOvercoming Adversity

And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go away from us, for you are stronger than we are.

And whenever the stronger ones of the flock became with young, Jacob put the sticks in front of them in the drinking-places, so that they might become with young when they saw the sticks.

Verse ConceptsAnimals MatingStrength Of AnimalsAnimal ReproductionWater ContainersPoles

But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put the sticks before them; so that the feebler flocks were Laban's and the stronger were Jacob's.

Verse ConceptsStrength Of AnimalsWeak Animals

Now while Moses' hand was lifted up, Israel was the stronger: but when he let his hand go down, Amalek became the stronger.

Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodMoses, Significance OfLifting HandsPutting Things DownWinningBattleisrael

But the men who had gone up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.

Verse Conceptsdoubt, results ofBad Decision Making ExamplesStrong NationsUnable To Expel

I will send disease on them for their destruction, and take away their heritage, and I will make of you a nation greater and stronger than they.

Verse ConceptsPestilenceGod Might Kill His People

Driving out before you nations greater and stronger than you, to take you into their land and give it to you for your heritage, as at this day.

Verse ConceptsThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

When the Lord your God takes you into the land where you are going, which is to be your heritage, and has sent out the nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and stronger than you;

Verse ConceptsSevenSeven PeopleThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

Give ear, O Israel: today you are to go over Jordan, to take the heritage of nations greater and stronger than yourselves, and towns of great size with walls as high as heaven;

Verse ConceptsFortificationsFortified CitiesExaggerationsCityLargenessComparisonsCrossing Into The Promised Landisrael

Let me send destruction on them till their very name is cut off; and I will make of you a nation greater and stronger than they.

Verse ConceptsOblivionGod Might Kill His People

Then the Lord will send these nations in flight before you, and you will take the lands of nations greater and stronger than yourselves.

Verse ConceptsThe Lord Will Drive Them Out

For the Amorites would go on living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; but the children of Joseph became stronger than they, and put them to forced work.

Verse ConceptsForced Labour

And Midian was stronger than Israel; and because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made holes for themselves in the mountains, and hollows in the rocks, and strong places.

Verse ConceptsCavesPower, HumanSelf DefenceStrength, HumanStrongholdsFortsDensEscaping To MountainsPeople In CavesCaves As Places Of Refuge

Then on the seventh day, before he went into the bride's room, the men of the town said to him, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If you had not been ploughing with my cow you would not have got the answer to my question.

Verse ConceptsPloughingHeifersThe Seventh Day Of The WeekStrength Of AnimalsMetaphorical PloughingSweetnessDay 7

Then the children of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were stronger than he, he went back to his house.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals going home

Saul and Jonathan were loved and pleasing; in their lives and in their death they were not parted; they went more quickly than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

Verse ConceptsFriendshipEaglesCompanionshipFast RunnersStrong Individuals

Now there was a long war between Saul's people and David's people; and David became stronger and stronger, but those on Saul's side became more and more feeble.

Verse ConceptsDavid, Reign OfHousesWarfare, Examples OfWarfare, Nature OfWeakness, PhysicalStrong IndividualsWithout StrengthCivil WarWarBattle

And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then you are to come to my help; but if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.

Verse ConceptsPeople Helping

Then David said to the man, Go and say to Joab, Do not let this be a grief to you; for one man may come to his death by the sword like another: put up an even stronger fight against the town, and take it: and do you put heart into him.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofResigned To DeathEncourage Others!

But he would not give attention to what she said: but being stronger than she, he took her by force, and had connection with her.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofRape

He made me free from my strong hater, from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorGod Saving From EnemiesOvercoming Enemies

But the king's order was stronger than Joab and the captains of the army. And Joab and the captains of the army went out from the king, to take the number of the children of Israel.

Verse ConceptsStubbornnessSelf WillCensus

Then the king of Aram's servants said to him, Their god is a god of the hills; that is why they were stronger than we: but if we make an attack on them in the lowlands, we will certainly be stronger than they.

Verse ConceptsReligionSuperstitionServing One's Own Godssyria

And get together another army like the one which came to destruction, horse for horse, and carriage for carriage; and let us make war on them in the lowlands, and certainly we will be stronger than they. And he gave ear to what they said, and did so.

Though Judah became stronger than his brothers, and from him came the ruler, the birthright was Joseph's:)

Verse ConceptsRulers

And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then come to my help; and if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.

Verse ConceptsPeople Helping

But the king's word was stronger than Joab's. So Joab went out and went through all Israel and came to Jerusalem.

He made me free from my strong hater, and from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SaviorGod Saving From EnemiesOvercoming EnemiesProtection From Enemiescrusades

The Lord in heaven is stronger than the noise of great waters, yes, he is stronger than the great waves of the sea.

Verse ConceptsFlowing WaterGod, The LordSeaThunderAbundance, SpiritualThe AlmightyWavesSoundMighty OneSea, Metaphorical ReferencesThe OceanThe Sea

And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.

Verse ConceptsFruitfulness, NaturalGod Strengthening Peoplefruitfulness

Give ear to my cry, for I am made very low: take me out of the hands of my haters, for they are stronger than I.

Verse ConceptsRescuePay Attention O God!Despairhelping

That which is, has been named before, and of what man is there is knowledge. He has no power against one stronger than he.

Verse ConceptsThe Existence Of ThingsGod Is StrongPeople Naming Thingsfate

And you had the houses of Jerusalem numbered, pulling down the houses to make the wall stronger.

Verse ConceptsNumberingCounting BuildingsDestruction Of HousesBuilding Jerusalem's Wall

O Lord, you have been false to me, and I was tricked; you are stronger than I, and have overcome me: I have become a thing to be laughed at all the day, everyone makes sport of me.

Verse ConceptsAbuse, To God's PeopleCruelty, examples ofMockeryPainRidicule, Objects OfDerisionAmbivalenceGod DeceivingDeception

For the Lord has given a price for Jacob, and made him free from the hands of him who was stronger than he.

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerRansomRedemption, In OtLimitations Of Strengthredeemed

And the king of the south will be strong, but one of his captains will be stronger than he and will be ruler; and his rule will be a great rule.

Verse Conceptsdominion

But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.

Verse ConceptsVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesGod Shows Loving KindnessLimitations Of StrengthStrong PeopleTying UpDividing The SpoilOvercoming

And he went through Syria and Cilicia, making the churches stronger in the faith.

Verse ConceptsSpecific Cases Of Strengthening

And the man in whom the evil spirit was, jumping on them, was stronger than the two of them, and overcame them, so that they went running from that house, wounded and without their clothing.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsNaked In ShamePeople JumpingDemons Harming IndividualsOthers Who FledThose DemonisedDemons Causing TormentOvercomingThe DevilCasting Out Demonsmanjumping

Or may we be the cause of envy to the Lord? are we stronger than he?

Verse ConceptsProvokingGod Is Strong

And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofBoldness, Comes FromThose Not FearingPeople Encouraging OthersEncouraging OthersBoldnessfearlessencouraging

Bible Theasaurus

Impregnable (2 instances)
Secure (159 instances)
Solid (36 instances)
Stiff (24 instances)
Strong (864 instances)
Stronger (74 instances)
Substantial (1 instance)
Unassailable (2 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּבר 
Gabar 
Usage: 25

חזק 
Chazaq 
Usage: 290

חזק 
Chazaq 
Usage: 57

חזק 
Chazeq 
Usage: 1

עז 
`az 
Usage: 22

עצם 
`atsam 
Usage: 20

קשׁר 
Qashar 
Usage: 44

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