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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2385. חֲזִיז (chaziz) -- Flash, lightning, thunderbolt</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2385.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/zechariah/10-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2385.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2385</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2384.htm" title="2384">◄</a> 2385. chaziz <a href="../hebrew/2386.htm" title="2386">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">chaziz: Flash, lightning, thunderbolt</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חֲזִיז</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>chaziyz<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khaw-zeez'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khaw-zeez')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Flash, lightning, thunderbolt<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a flash of lightning<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to be bright<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of divine power and revelation through natural phenomena can be related to Greek words like "ἀστραπή" (astrapé, G796), meaning lightning, which appears in passages such as Matthew 24:27.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "chaziz" refers to a flash of lightning or a thunderbolt. It is used to describe the sudden and powerful display of God's might and presence, often associated with divine revelation or judgment. The term captures the awe-inspiring and sometimes fearsome nature of God's power as manifested in natural phenomena.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, lightning and thunder were often seen as manifestations of divine power. The Israelites, like their neighbors, would have understood these natural phenomena as expressions of God's majesty and authority. In the biblical context, lightning is frequently associated with God's theophany, where His presence is revealed in a dramatic and unmistakable manner.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a thunderbolt, lightning flash<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>storm clouds (1), thunderbolt* (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">חֲזִיז</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>thunder-bolt, lightning flash</b></font> (Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">חֲזִיז</font>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">חֲזִיזָא</font> <em>shining cloud</em>) — only construct <font class="hebrew2">חֲזִיז</font> and plural <font class="hebrew2">חֲזִיזִים</font>; <font class="hebrew2">וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/28-26.htm">Job 28:26</a> <em>and a way for thunder-bolts</em> = <a href="/interlinear/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25</a>; <font class="hebrew2">עשֶֹׁה חֲזִיזִים</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font> <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">מְטַרֿ גֶּשֶׁם</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>bright cloud, lightning <p>From an unused root meaning to glare; a flash of lightning -- bright cloud, lightning. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>חֲזִיזִ֑ים חזיזים לַחֲזִ֥יז לחזיז chaziZim ḥă·zî·zîm ḥăzîzîm la·ḥă·zîz lachaZiz laḥăzîz<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/28-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 28:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חֹ֑ק וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ <b> לַחֲזִ֥יז </b> קֹלֽוֹת׃ </span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and a way <span class="itali">for the lightning</span> of the thunder:<br><a href="/interlinear/job/28-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A limit course <span class="itali">the lightning</span> of the thunder<p><b><a href="/text/job/38-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 38:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תְּעָלָ֑ה וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ <b> לַחֲזִ֥יז </b> קֹלֽוֹת׃ </span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> or a way <span class="itali">for the lightning</span> of thunder;<br><a href="/interlinear/job/38-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A channel A way <span class="itali">the lightning</span> of thunder<p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 10:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוָ֖ה עֹשֶׂ֣ה <b> חֲזִיזִ֑ים </b> וּמְטַר־ גֶּ֙שֶׁם֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who makes <span class="itali">the storm clouds;</span> And He will give<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall make <span class="itali">bright clouds,</span> and give<br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the LORD makes <span class="itali">the storm</span> rain showers<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2385.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2385.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2385<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chazizim_2385.htm">ḥă·zî·zîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lachaziz_2385.htm">la·ḥă·zîz — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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