עָזַז ʻâzaz — to be stout (literally or figuratively)
Translated in the KJV as harden, impudent, prevail, strengthen, be strong.
a primitive root; to be stout (literally or figuratively).
ʻâzaz in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Imperfect (yiqtol) 4Wayyiqtol 2Infinitive construct 2Jussive 1Imperative 1
And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the Lord delivered Chushan–rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan–rishathaim.
And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.
Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
Hiph'il
Perfect (qatal) 2
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›