Original Language Studio
Job 26:12
“He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
כֹּחַkôach · ko'-akh
H3581 · Hebrew
H3581 · Hebrew
- Definition
- vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
- Derivation
- or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ; from an unused root meaning to be firm;
- KJV renderings
- ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
- Grammar
- בְּ֭ — preposition
- כֹח — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- וֹ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 127 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:12Genesis 31:6Genesis 49:3Exodus 9:16Exodus 15:6
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כֹּחַ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.