כֹּחַ koach

Hebrew word for “strength” · Strong’s H3581 · used 126 times in 121 verses

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Meaning

1) strength, power, might;

Senses in the lexicon

• strength (125)
• reptile (1)

How it is translated

Glosses given for koach in context, with how often each is used:

• strength 85
• power 32
• ability 3
• produce 2
• wealth 1
• own power 1
• will be strength 1
• monitor lizard 1

Where it is used

Also in 16 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Judges 16 (7), Isaiah 40 (4), Daniel 8 (4), 1 Chronicles 29 (3), Job 6 (3), Job 36 (3), Daniel 10 (3), Daniel 11 (3), Numbers 14 (2), Deuteronomy 8 (2)

Forms

• כח 49
• כחי 15
• בכח 14
• כחו 13
• בכחו 9
• בכחך 6
• וכח 3
• כחך 3
• כחה 2
• כחכם 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with koach more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• אַיִן ayin “nothing” 20
• גָּדוֹל gadol “great” 15
• עָצַר atsar “to restrain” 8
• עָמַד amad “to stand” 12
• זְרוֹעַ zeroa “arm” 8
• זֶה zeh “this” 13
• רַב rav “many” 9
• רֹב rov “abundance” 7
• נָטָה natah “to stretch” 7
• חַיִל chayil “strength” 7
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 10
• נִי ni “me” 9

Key verses

The verses using koach that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 9:16 — And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
• 1 Samuel 2:9 — He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
• 2 Chronicles 14:11 — And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our…
• Ecclesiastes 4:1 — So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and…
• Ecclesiastes 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
• Isaiah 40:9 — O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up,…
• Isaiah 40:31 — But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk,…
• Isaiah 50:2 — Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to…
• Isaiah 63:1 — Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that…
• Jeremiah 27:5 — I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet…
• Jeremiah 32:17 — Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
• Zechariah 4:6 — Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.