חָזְקָה

From LSJ

λόγῳ ἀναλίσκω τὸν χρόνον τῆς ἡμέρας → waste the day in idle talk, consume the duration of the day with talk

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English (Strong)

feminine of חֹ֫זֶק; vehemence (usually in a bad sense): force, mightily, repair, sharply.