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Original Word:כֹּחַ
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:koach
Pronunciation:koh-akh
Phonetic Spelling:(ko'-akh)
Definition:Strength, power, might, ability, force
Meaning:vigor, a large lizard

Word Origin:Derived from an unused root meaning to be firm or vigorous

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -1411 (dynamis): Often translated as power or strength, used in the New Testament to describe God's power and the power given to believers.

-2479 (ischys): Refers to strength or might, often in the context of physical or moral power.

Usage:The Hebrew word "koach" primarily denotes physical strength or power, but it can also refer to mental or spiritual strength. It is used to describe the might of individuals, nations, and even God Himself. In the context of human ability, it often implies the capacity to perform tasks or achieve goals. When referring to God, it underscores His omnipotence and sovereign power over creation.

Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israelite culture, strength and power were highly valued attributes, often associated with leadership and divine favor. Physical strength was essential for survival, warfare, and labor. The concept of "koach" also extended to the spiritual realm, where it was seen as a gift from God enabling individuals to fulfill their divine calling. The Israelites recognized that true strength came from God, who empowered them to overcome their enemies and achieve victory.

I. , probably a kind of lizard, in list of unclean creeping thingsLeviticus 11:30; AVchameleon; on various opinions see Di.

II. see below .

II. and (Daniel 11:6)^{Deuteronomy 4:37} (Late Hebrewid.); — absoluteDeuteronomy 8:18 +; constructNumbers 14:17 +; suffixGenesis 31:6 +;Judges 16:6 +,Proverbs 5:10,Proverbs 24:10, etc.; always singular; —

human strength:

Judges 16:5,6,9,15,17,19,30; strength in toilIsaiah 44:12 (),Isaiah 44:12;Leviticus 26:20;Nehemiah 4:4; of manly vigour (in procreation)Genesis 49:3 (poem in J; said to Reuben); vigour in GeneralJoshua 14:11 (twice in verse) (JE),Judges 6:14;1 Samuel 28:22;Job 6:11,12;Psalm 31:11;Psalm 38:11;Psalm 71:9;Psalm 102:24;Proverbs 20:29; as sustained by food1 Kings 19:8; lack of such vigour isJob 26:2, compareJeremiah 48:45without strength;Lamentations 1:6;Job 3:17;1 Samuel 28:20, compareDaniel 10:8,17; inPsalm 22:16 read , so Ew Ol Che and others; specifically ofpower of voiceIsaiah 40:9.

,ability, efficiency: followed by infinitive,ability to weep1 Samuel 30:4; to get wealthDeuteronomy 8:18; to bring forth (a child; in figure)2 Kings 19:3 =Isaiah 37:3; followed byDaniel 1:4;Ezra 10:13, compareDaniel 11:15; without infinitive1 Chronicles 29:2;Ezra 2:69; ofefficiency in battle 2 Chron 14:10; 2 Chronicles 20:12; 26:13; for porter's service in temple1 Chronicles 26:8;ability orefficiency in GeneralGenesis 31:6;Proverbs 24:5,10;Ecclesiastes 4:1;Ecclesiastes 9:10, so probablyJob 30:2; (late, compare )retain ability orstrength, followed by infinitive;1 Chronicles 29:14 thatwe should retain (have)ability to make freewill-oferings; to build 2 Chron 2:5; with negative, without infinitive,Daniel 10:8,16 (compareDaniel 11:6, ).

power of a people, or king,Joshua 17:17;Nahum 2:2;Habakkuk 1:11;Isaiah 49:4 (of servant of ),Lamentations 1:14;Daniel 8:22,24 a, alsoDaniel 8:24 b (si vera lectio, see Bev),Daniel 11:25 ("" ); with 2Chronicles 13:20; 22:9;Daniel 11:6 ( , compare ); inHosea 7:9 figurative of body seems combined with that of land yielding produce (see below)

power opposed to that of GodAmos 2:14;Isaiah 10:13 ( ),Deuteronomy 8:17;1 Samuel 2:9;Zechariah 4:6;Job 36:19;Psalm 33:16.

power conferred by GodIsaiah 40:29, compareIsaiah 40:31;Isaiah 41:1; of prophetic powerMicah 3:8.

strength of angelsPsalm 103:20.

power of God: in creationJeremiah 10:12;Jeremiah 51:15 (see alsoJeremiah 32:17 below),Psalm 65:7; in governing the world1 Chronicles 29:12; 2Chronicles 20:6;Psalm 29:4; in acts of deliverance and judgmentExodus 9:16;Exodus 15:6;Exodus 32:11;Numbers 14:13,17 (JE),Isaiah 50:2; 2Chronicles 25:8;Job 9:19;Job 24:22;Job 26:12;Job 30:18;Job 36:22; in combinationDeuteronomy 4:37; ""Exodus 32:11(JE),Nehemiah 1:10; ""Deuteronomy 9:29;2 Kings 17:36;Jeremiah 27:5;Jeremiah 32:17; he isPsalm 147:5; compareIsaiah 63:1;Job 23:6; alsoNahum 1:3;Isaiah 40:26;Job 9:4,Job 37:23;Psalm 111:6the power of his works;Psalm 29:4 (of thunder); specifically of his wisdom (rather peculiarly, Elihu)Job 36:5mighty in strength of mind.

: wild oxJob 39:11, horseJob 39:21, hippopotamusJob 40:16, bullockProverbs 14:4; he-goatDaniel 8:6 ramDaniel 8:7.

strength, of soil i.e.produce,Genesis 4:12 (J),Job 31:30; (Hosea 7:9 see

above); =wealth (compare )Proverbs 5:10;Job 6:22.

ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, powerful, strength,

Or (Dan. 11:6) kowach {ko'-akh}; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard -- ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.

בְּ֭כֹחוֹ בְּכֹ֑חַ בְּכֹ֔חַ בְּכֹ֣חַ בְּכֹ֣חַ ׀ בְּכֹ֤חַ בְּכֹ֥חַ בְּכֹ֧חַ בְּכֹֽחֲךָ֙ בְּכֹח֑וֹ בְּכֹח֔וֹ בְּכֹח֥וֹ בְּכֹחֲךָ֖ בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ בְּכֹחִי֙ בְכֹ֔חַ בְכֹ֖חַ בְכֹח֔וֹ בְכֹחֲךָ֛ בְכֹחֽוֹ׃ בַּכֹּ֑חַ בַּכֹּ֖חַ בַכֹּ֙חַ֙ בכח בכחו בכחו׃ בכחי בכחך וְהַכֹּ֖חַ וְכֹ֤חַ וְכֹ֥חַ וּ֝מִכֹּחֲכֶ֗ם וּכְכֹ֣חִי והכח וכח וככחי ומכחכם כְּכֹ֥חִי כְּכֹחָ֗ם כֹ֑חַ כֹ֔חַ כֹ֖חַ כֹ֙חַ֙ כֹ֛חַ כֹ֭חַ כֹּ֑ח כֹּ֑חַ כֹּ֔חַ כֹּ֖חַ כֹּ֙חַ֙ כֹּ֛חַ כֹּ֝חִ֗י כֹּ֣חַ כֹּ֣חַֽ כֹּ֭חַ כֹּ֭חָהּ כֹּֽחַ־ כֹּֽחַ׃ כֹּח֑וֹ כֹּח֔וֹ כֹּח֖וֹ כֹּח֣וֹ כֹּח֨וֹ כֹּחֲךָ֣ כֹּחֲךָ֥ כֹּחֲכֶ֑ם כֹּחִ֑י כֹּחִ֔י כֹּחִ֖י כֹּחִ֗י כֹּחִ֞י כֹּחִ֣י כֹּחִ֥י כֹּחִי֙ כֹּחֶ֑ךָ כֹּחֶֽכָה׃ כֹּחָ֑ם כֹּחָ֖הּ כֹּחֽוֹ׃ כֹּחוֹ֙ כֹֽחַ׃ כֹח֖וֹ כֹח֣וֹ כֹחִ֑י כֹחִ֔י כּ֣וֹחַ כֹּחִ֗י כוח כח כח־ כח׃ כחה כחו כחו׃ כחי כחך כחכה׃ כחכם כחם ככחי ככחם לְכֹ֣חַ לכח מִכֹּ֣חַ מכח bak·kō·aḥ ḇak·kō·aḥ bakKoach bakkōaḥ ḇakkōaḥ bə·ḵō·aḥ ḇə·ḵō·aḥ bə·ḵō·ḥă·ḵā ḇə·ḵō·ḥă·ḵā bə·ḵō·ḥî bə·ḵō·ḥōw ḇə·ḵō·ḥōw beChoach bechochaCha bechoChi bechoCho bəḵōaḥ ḇəḵōaḥ bəḵōḥăḵā ḇəḵōḥăḵā bəḵōḥî bəḵōḥōw ḇəḵōḥōw Choach choChi choCho kə·ḵō·ḥām kə·ḵō·ḥî kechoCham keChochi kəḵōḥām kəḵōḥî kō·aḥ ḵō·aḥ kō·aḥ- kō·ḥă·ḵā kō·ḥă·ḵem kō·ḥāh kō·ḥām kō·ḥe·ḵā kō·ḥe·ḵāh kō·ḥî ḵō·ḥî kō·ḥōw ḵō·ḥōw kō·w·aḥ Koach kōaḥ ḵōaḥ kōaḥ- Koch kochaCha kochaChem koChah koCham koChecha koChechah koChi koCho kōḥ kōḥāh kōḥăḵā kōḥăḵem kōḥām kōḥeḵā kōḥeḵāh kōḥî ḵōḥî kōḥōw ḵōḥōw kōwaḥ lə·ḵō·aḥ leChoach ləḵōaḥ mik·kō·aḥ mikKoach mikkōaḥ ū·ḵə·ḵō·ḥî ū·mik·kō·ḥă·ḵem ucheChochi ūḵəḵōḥî umikkochaChem ūmikkōḥăḵem vakKoach veChoach vechochaCha vechoCho vehakKoach wə·hak·kō·aḥ wə·ḵō·aḥ wəhakkōaḥ wəḵōaḥInterlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts

Genesis 4:12
HEB:תֹסֵ֥ף תֵּת־ כֹּחָ֖הּ לָ֑ךְ נָ֥ע
NAS: yieldits strength to you; you will be a vagrant
KJV: yieldunto thee her strength; a fugitive
INT: longer yieldstrength vagrant wanderer

Genesis 31:6
HEB:כִּ֚י בְּכָל־ כֹּחִ֔י עָבַ֖דְתִּי אֶת־
NAS: your father with allmy strength.
KJV: knowthat with all my power I have served
INT: with allmy strength have served your father

Genesis 49:3
HEB:בְּכֹ֣רִי אַ֔תָּה כֹּחִ֖י וְרֵאשִׁ֣ית אוֹנִ֑י
NAS: you are my firstborn;My might and the beginning
KJV: thou [art] my firstborn,my might, and the beginning
INT: are my firstborn youmy might and the beginning of my strength

Exodus 9:16
HEB:הַרְאֹתְךָ֣ אֶת־ כֹּחִ֑י וּלְמַ֛עַן סַפֵּ֥ר
NAS: to showyou My power and in order
KJV: for to shew[in] thee my power; and that my name
INT: order to showmy power order to proclaim

Exodus 15:6
HEB:יְהוָ֔ה נֶאְדָּרִ֖י בַּכֹּ֑חַ יְמִֽינְךָ֥ יְהוָ֖ה
NAS: is majesticin power, Your right hand,
KJV: is become gloriousin power: thy right hand,
INT: LORD is majesticpower hand LORD

Exodus 32:11
HEB:מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּכֹ֥חַ גָּד֖וֹל וּבְיָ֥ד
NAS: with greatpower and with a mighty
KJV: with greatpower, and with a mighty
INT: the land of Egyptpower great and with

Leviticus 11:30
HEB: וְהָאֲנָקָ֥ה וְהַכֹּ֖חַ וְהַלְּטָאָ֑ה וְהַחֹ֖מֶט
NAS: and the gecko,and the crocodile, and the lizard,
KJV: And the ferret,and the chameleon, and the lizard,
INT: and the geckoand the crocodile and the lizard and the sand

Leviticus 26:20
HEB:וְתַ֥ם לָרִ֖יק כֹּחֲכֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־ תִתֵּ֤ן
NAS:Your strength will be spent uselessly,
KJV:And your strength shall be spent
INT: will be spent uselesslyyour strength will not yield

Numbers 14:13
HEB:כִּֽי־ הֶעֱלִ֧יתָ בְכֹחֲךָ֛ אֶת־ הָעָ֥ם
NAS: will hearof it, for by Your strength You brought
KJV: this peoplein thy might from among
INT: for broughtyour strength people this

Numbers 14:17
HEB:יִגְדַּל־ נָ֖א כֹּ֣חַ אֲדֹנָ֑י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: I pray,let the power of the Lord
KJV:And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord
INT: be great praythe power of the Lord according

Deuteronomy 4:37
HEB:וַיּוֹצִֽאֲךָ֧ בְּפָנָ֛יו בְּכֹח֥וֹ הַגָּדֹ֖ל מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃
NAS: you from Egypt by His greatpower,
KJV: with his mightypower out of Egypt;
INT: brought personallypower his great Egypt

Deuteronomy 8:17
HEB:וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ כֹּחִי֙ וְעֹ֣צֶם יָדִ֔י
NAS: in your heart,'My power and the strength
KJV: in thine heart,My power and the might
INT: may say your heartmy power and the strength of my hand

Deuteronomy 8:18
HEB:הַנֹּתֵ֥ן לְךָ֛ כֹּ֖חַ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת חָ֑יִל
NAS: for it is He who is givingyou power to make
KJV: for [it is] he that giveththee power to get
INT: who is givingpower to make wealth

Deuteronomy 9:29
HEB:אֲשֶׁ֤ר הוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ הַגָּדֹ֔ל וּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖
NAS: out by Your greatpower and Your outstretched
KJV: by thy mightypower and by thy stretched out
INT: whom have broughtpower your great arm

Joshua 14:11
HEB:אוֹתִי֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה כְּכֹ֥חִי אָ֖ז וּכְכֹ֣חִי
NAS: sentme; as my strength was then,
KJV: sentme: as my strength [was] then, even so [is] my strength
INT: sent Mosesmy strength was then my strength

Joshua 14:11
HEB:כְּכֹ֥חִי אָ֖ז וּכְכֹ֣חִי עָ֑תָּה לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה
NAS: was then,so my strength is now,
KJV: me: as my strength[was] then, even so [is] my strength now, for war,
INT: my strength was thenmy strength is now war

Joshua 17:17
HEB:רַ֣ב אַתָּ֗ה וְכֹ֤חַ גָּדוֹל֙ לָ֔ךְ
NAS: and have greatpower; you shall not have
KJV: and hast greatpower: thou shalt not have one
INT: numerous youpower great shall not

Judges 6:14
HEB:וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֵ֚ךְ בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ זֶ֔ה וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֥
NAS: in thisyour strength and deliver
KJV: Goin this thy might, and thou shalt save
INT: and said Goyour strength this and deliver

Judges 16:5
HEB:וּרְאִי֙ בַּמֶּה֙ כֹּח֣וֹ גָד֔וֹל וּבַמֶּה֙
NAS: his greatstrength [lies] and how
KJV: wherein his greatstrength [lieth], and by what [means] we may prevail
INT: and see wherestrength his great and how

Judges 16:6
HEB:לִ֔י בַּמֶּ֖ה כֹּחֲךָ֣ גָד֑וֹל וּבַמֶּ֥ה
NAS: your greatstrength is and how
KJV: me, I pray thee, wherein thy greatstrength [lieth], and wherewith thou mightest be bound
INT: Please wherestrength your great is and how

Judges 16:9
HEB:וְלֹ֥א נוֹדַ֖ע כֹּחֽוֹ׃
NAS: fire.So his strength was not discovered.
KJV: the fire.So his strength was not known.
INT: was not discoveredhis strength

Judges 16:15
HEB:לִּ֔י בַּמֶּ֖ה כֹּחֲךָ֥ גָדֽוֹל׃
NAS: me where your greatstrength is.
KJV: me wherein thy greatstrength [lieth].
INT: told wherestrength your great

Judges 16:17
HEB:וְסָ֣ר מִמֶּ֣נִּי כֹחִ֔י וְחָלִ֥יתִי וְהָיִ֖יתִי
NAS: I am shaved,then my strength will leave
KJV: if I be shaven,then my strength will go
INT: will go thenmy strength will become and be like

Judges 16:19
HEB:לְעַנּוֹת֔וֹ וַיָּ֥סַר כֹּח֖וֹ מֵעָלָֽיו׃
NAS: to afflicthim, and his strength left
KJV: to afflicthim, and his strength went
INT: to afflict leftand his strength and

Judges 16:30
HEB:פְּלִשְׁתִּים֒ וַיֵּ֣ט בְּכֹ֔חַ וַיִּפֹּ֤ל הַבַּ֙יִת֙
NAS: And he bentwith all his might so that the house
KJV: And he bowedhimself with [all his] might; and the house
INT: the Philistines benthis might fell the house

125 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3581
125 Occurrences

bak·kō·aḥ — 3 Occ.
bə·ḵō·aḥ — 8 Occ.
bə·ḵō·ḥă·ḵā — 5 Occ.
bə·ḵō·ḥî — 1 Occ.
bə·ḵō·ḥōw — 7 Occ.
ḵō·aḥ — 12 Occ.
ḵō·ḥî — 3 Occ.
ḵō·ḥōw — 2 Occ.
kə·ḵō·ḥām — 1 Occ.
kə·ḵō·ḥî — 1 Occ.
kō·aḥ — 36 Occ.
kōḥ — 1 Occ.
kō·ḥă·ḵā — 2 Occ.
kō·ḥă·ḵem — 1 Occ.
kō·ḥāh — 2 Occ.
kō·ḥām — 1 Occ.
kō·ḥe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
kō·ḥe·ḵāh — 1 Occ.
kō·ḥî — 12 Occ.
kō·ḥōw — 11 Occ.
lə·ḵō·aḥ — 1 Occ.
mik·kō·aḥ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḵə·ḵō·ḥî — 1 Occ.
ū·mik·kō·ḥă·ḵem — 1 Occ.
ḇak·kō·aḥ — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵō·aḥ — 5 Occ.
ḇə·ḵō·ḥă·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ḵō·ḥōw — 2 Occ.
wə·hak·kō·aḥ — 1 Occ.