2 Chronicles 20:6:152 Chr.20.6.W15TAB
כֹּ֣חַ
koakh
“power”
- Transliteration
- KO-akh
- Extended
- KOH-ahkh
- IPA
- /ˈkoː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- power
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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The word
Word in context
- word
KO-akh
- phraseyour reading level
KO-akh u-ge-vu-RA
- clause
u-ve-yad-KHA KO-akh u-ge-vu-RA ve-EN im-me-KHA le-hit-ya-TSEV
- sentence
va-yo-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-TE-nu ha-LO a-TA-HU e-lo-HIM ba-sha-MA-yim ve-a-TA mo-SHEL be-KHOL mam-le-KHOT ha-go-YIM u-ve-yad-KHA KO-akh u-ge-vu-RA ve-EN im-me-KHA le-hit-ya-TSEV
Exegesis
Finally, ūbəyāḏəḵā kōaḥ ugəvūrāh wəʾên ʿimməḵā lə-hittayṣēḇ {וּבְיָדְךָ כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָה וְאֵין עִמְּךָ לְהִתְיַצֵּב | uvəyāḏəḵā ḵôaḥ ugəvūrāh wəʾên ʿimməḵā ləhittayṣēḇ} ‘and in your hand power and might, and there is no one to stand against’, pairing power (koach) and might (gevurah) before negating opposition to highlight God’s invincible rule.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf-vav-chet
“strength, force”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:6
And he said, “O LORD God of our fathers , are You not He—God in the heavens? And You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In Your hand are power and might, and none can stand against You.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:6:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Chronicles 20:6, so the Hebrew word כֹּ֣חַ (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.20.6.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.6.W15.S1) and character.