Isaiah 49:4:7Isa.49.4.W7TAB
כֹּחִ֣י
kokhi
“my strength”
- Transliteration
- ko-KHI
- Extended
- koh-KHEE
- IPA
- /koˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ko-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
ko-KHI ki-LEI-ti
- clause
va-a-NI a-MAR-ti le-RIK ya-GA-ti le-TO-hu ve-HE-vel ko-KHI ki-LEI-ti
- sentence
va-a-NI a-MAR-ti le-RIK ya-GA-ti le-TO-hu ve-HE-vel ko-KHI ki-LEI-ti a-KHEN mish-pa-TI et-ye-ho-VAH u-fe-u-la-TI et-e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
The placement of kochi {כֹּחִי | kō-ḥî} “my strength” before killeiti heightens the sense of total exhaution.
Root and etymology
k-w-ḥkaf–vav–chet
“strength, power, capacity”
In context — Isaiah 49:4
But I said, “I have toiled for nothing; I have spent my strength on emptiness and vanity ; yet my judgment is with the LORD and my recompense is with my God .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 49:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 49:4, so the Hebrew word כֹּחִ֣י (kokhi) 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 Isa.49.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.49.4.W7.S1) and character.