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kur´ā̇j: Hebrew hÌ£aÌ„zakÌ£, “to show oneself strong†(; ; ; ; ; ; ; ); ruÌ„ahÌ£, “spirit,†“animus†( the King James Version); 'aÌ„mac, “to be alert†(physically and mentally), “to be agile,†“quick,†“energetic†(, , ; , , ; ; ; ); leÌ„bhaÌ„bh, “the heart,†and figuratively, “person,†“spirit†(); Greek thaÌrsos, “cheer†(). 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; ).