Be strong and blessed! (greeting to worshipper in synagogue called to Reading of Law) (חָזָק וּבָרוּךְ)
Be strong and blessed! (greeting to worshipper in synagogue called to Reading of Law) (חָזָק וּבָרוּךְ)

Be strong and blessed! (greeting to worshipper in synagogue called to Reading of Law)

Be strong and blessed. 'Righteous in strength.' A blessing said to a person who has begun or completed a mitzvah.

("Just as they used to say to the singer, "May the Lord be strong," as in "You have completed your commandments, it will be a pleasure for you to do them," and to say, "There are more commandments left..." and to say, "May the Lord be strong," The Tehillim - Strong and blessed. I bless you and good will be yours" - Y. Burla / Kisupim, 164, and so on: "Strong is the power of Rabbi Chaim Michal, strong is the power. Strong and blessed, the voice of Ezra Simeon the Good, strong and blessed is the great Chaim Michal" - Chaisem Sabato / Papafei Shahar, 33)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

חָזָק וּבָרוּךְ

Definition (Hebrew)

הָיָה חָזָק וּמְבֹרָךְ. 'יָשָׁר כֹּחַ'. בְּרָכָה הַנֶּאֱמֶרֶת לְאָדָם שֶׁהֵחֵל אוֹ סִיֵּם עֲשִׂיַּת מִצְוָה.

("כְּמוֹ שֶׁנָּהֲגוּ לוֹמַר לַחַזָּן יִישַׁר כֹּחַ כְּלוֹמַר גָּמַרְתָּ מַצּוֹתֶיךָ יְהִי רָצוֹן שֶׁתִּזְכֶּה לַעֲשׂוֹת וְלוֹמַר יוֹתֵר מִצְווֹת ... לוֹמַר אַחַר שֶׁיִּקְרָא חָזָק וּבָרוּךְ, וְהַקּוֹרֵא מֵשִׁיב חִזְקוּ וְאִמְצוּ ...שֶׁהוּא כְּעֵין יִישַׁר כֹּחַ"- שׁוּ"ת דִּבְרֵי יַצִּיב חֵלֶק אֹרַח חַיִּים סִימָן קַל, וְכֵן:"אָמַר לוֹ:אִם סִיַּמְתָּ הַתְּהִלִּים-חָזָק וּבָרוּךְ. אַשְׁרֶיךָ וְטוֹב לָךְ"- י.בּוּרְלָא/ כִּסּוּפִים, 164, וְכֵן:"יִשֵּׁר כֹּחַ ר' חַיִּים מִיכְל,יִישַׁר כֹּחַ. חָזָק וּבָרוּךְ, עוֹלֶה קוֹלוֹ שֶׁל עֶזְרָא סִימָן טוֹב, חָזָק וּבָרוּךְ רַב חַיִּים מִיכַל"- חַיְסֶם סָבָתוֹ/ פעפעפי שַׁחַר, 33)

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