Courage
Courage [1]
kur´ā̇j : Hebrew ḥāzaḳ , "to show oneself strong" ( Numbers 13:20; 2 Samuel 10:12; 1 Chronicles 19:13; 2 Chronicles 15:8; Ezra 10:4; Psalm 27:14; Psalm 31:24; Isaiah 41:6 ); rūaḥ , "spirit," "animus" ( Joshua 2:11 the King James Version); 'āmac , "to be alert" (physically and mentally), "to be agile," "quick," "energetic" ( Deuteronomy 31:6 , Deuteronomy 31:7 , Deuteronomy 31:23; Joshua 1:6 , Joshua 1:9 , Joshua 1:18; Joshua 10:25; 1 Chronicles 22:13; 1 Chronicles 28:20 ); lēbhābh , "the heart," and figuratively, "person," "spirit" ( Daniel 11:25 ); Greek thársos , "cheer" ( Acts 28:15 ). A virtue highly esteemed among all nations, one of the four chief "natural" (cardinal) virtues (The Wisdom of Solomon 8:7), while cowardice ranks as one of the mortal sins (Ecclesiasticus 2:12, 13; Revelation 21:8 ).
