Daniel 10:8:17Dan.10.8.W17TAB
כֹּֽחַ׃
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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The word
Word in context
- word
KO-akh
- clause
ve-ho-DI neh-PAKH a-LAI le-mash-KHIT ve-LO a-TSAR-ti KO-akh
- sentence
va-a-NI nish-aR-ti le-vad-DI va-er-EH et-ha-mar-AA ha-ge-do-LAA ha-ZOT ve-LO nish-ar-BI KO-akh ve-ho-DI neh-PAKH a-LAI le-mash-KHIT ve-LO a-TSAR-ti KO-akh
Exegesis
Repetition of koach {כֹּחַ | kō-aḥ} “strength” and the term hodi {הוֹדִי | hō-ḏî} “radiance” highlights vulnerability, while nehpakh {נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ | neh-pak} “was turned” plus lemashchit {לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית | lə-maš-khît} “to destruction” signal catastrophic transformation.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–waw–ḥet
“strength, power”
In context — Daniel 10:8
I was left alone, and I saw this great vision ; no strength remained in me, my radiance turned to destruction, and I retained no strength.
About this coordinate
Daniel 10:8:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Daniel 10:8, so the Hebrew word כֹּֽחַ׃ (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 Dan.10.8.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.10.8.W17.S1) and character.