כֹּ֖חַ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 כֹּ֖חַ

   KO-akh

   strength
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְאֵ֥ין כֹּ֖חַ

   ve-EN KO-akh

   there is not strength
3. clause🔊 וּזְרֹע֤וֹת הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ לֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֔דוּ וְעַם֙ מִבְחָרָ֔יו וְאֵ֥ין כֹּ֖חַ לַעֲמֹֽד׃

   u-ze-ROT ha-NE-gev LO ya-a-MO-du ve-AM miv-kha-RAIV ve-EN KO-akh la-a-MOD

   forces of the south not will stand people of his chosen ones there is not strength to stand
4. sentence🔊 וְיָבֹא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַצָּפ֔וֹן וְיִשְׁפֹּךְ֙ סֽוֹלֲלָ֔ה וְלָכַ֖ד עִ֣יר מִבְצָר֑וֹת וּזְרֹע֤וֹת הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ לֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֔דוּ וְעַם֙ מִבְחָרָ֔יו וְאֵ֥ין כֹּ֖חַ לַעֲמֹֽד׃

   ve-ya-VO ME-lekh ha-tsa-FON ve-yish-POKH so-la-LA ve-la-KHAD IR miv-tsa-ROT u-ze-ROT ha-NE-gev LO ya-a-MO-du ve-AM miv-kha-RAIV ve-EN KO-akh la-a-MOD

   king of the north will come will pour out siege ramp will capture city of fortresses forces of the south not will stand people of his chosen ones there is not strength to stand

Exegesis

The concluding expression veeyn koach laamod {וְאֵ֥ין כֹּחַ לַעֲמֹֽד | wə-ʾên kō-aḥ la-ʿă-mōḏ} ‘and there is no strength to stand’ uses an infinitive to intensify the sense of total defeat. The English rendition preserves the layered structure, clarifies Hebrew constructs, and maintains the dramatic progression.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 כ־ו־חk–w–ḥ

“strength, power”

• 🔊 יוֹכִיחַyokhiakhhe will proveJob 23:7