כֹּחַ

Strong’s Definition

vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard

Etymology & Derivation

or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ; from an unused root meaning to be firm;

KJV Usage

ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.strength, power, might
• 2.human strength
• 3.perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
• 4.strength (of angels)
• 5.power (of god)
• 6.a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean
• 7.strength (of animals)
• 8.strength, produce, wealth (of soil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kôach; Pronunciation: ko'-akh