2 Chronicles 20:12:72 Chr.20.12.W7TAB
כֹּ֔חַ
koakh
“strength”
- Transliteration
- KO-akh
- Extended
- KOH-akh
- IPA
- /ˈkoːaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- strength
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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Word in context
- word
KO-akh
- clause
e-lo-HEI-nu ha-LO tish-pe-TO-BAM KI EN BA-nu KO-akh lif-NEI he-ha-MON ha-RAV ha-ZE ha-BA a-LEI-nu
- sentence
e-lo-HEI-nu ha-LO tish-pe-TO-BAM KI EN BA-nu KO-akh lif-NEI he-ha-MON ha-RAV ha-ZE ha-BA a-LEI-nu va-a-NAKH-nu LO NE-da MA-na-a-SE KI a-LEI-kha ei-NEI-nu
Exegesis
The existential clause ʾên bānû kōaḥ {אֵ֥ן בָּ֙נוּ֙ כֹּ֔חַ | ʾên bā-nû kō-aḥ} ‘there is not strength in us’ highlights human weakness.
Root and etymology
k-w-ḥkaf–vav–ḥet
“strength, power”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:12
Our God will You not judge them? For there is no strength in us before this great multitude that comes against us, and we do not know what we will do, but our eyes are upon You.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 20:12, so the Hebrew word כֹּ֔חַ (koakh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.20.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.12.W7.S1) and character.