Courage

kur'-aj: Hebrew chazaq, "to show oneself strong" (Num 13:20; 2 Sam 10:12; 1 Chr 19:13; 2 Chr 15:8; Ezra 10:4; Ps 27:14; Ps 31:24; Isa 41:6); ruach, "spirit," "animus" (Josh 2:11 the King James Version); 'amats, "to be alert" (physically and mentally), "to be agile," "quick," "energetic" (Deut 31:6; Deut 31:7; Deut 31:23; Josh 1:6; Josh 1:9; Josh 1:18; Josh 10:25; 1 Chr 22:13; 1 Chr 28:20); lebhabh, "the heart," and figuratively, "person," "spirit" (Dan 11:25); Greek tharsos, "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; Rev 21:8).