Numbers 14:17:3Num.14.17.W3TAB
כֹּ֣חַ
koakh
“the power”
- Transliteration
- KO-akh
- Extended
- KOH-akh
- IPA
- /ˈkoːħaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the power
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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
- phraseyour reading level
KO-akh a-do-NAI
- clause
ve-a-TAH yig-DAL-NA KO-akh a-do-NAI
- sentence
ve-a-TAH yig-DAL-NA KO-akh a-do-NAI ka-a-SHER di-bar-TA le-MOR
Exegesis
The noun koach {כֹּחַ | kō-aḥ} ‘strength’ serves as the subject and precedes the divine name Adonai {אֲדֹנָי | ʾădōnāy} ‘Lord’, underscoring divine capability.
Root and etymology
Rootkof-vav-chet
“strength”
In context — Numbers 14:17
And now, let the strength of the Lord be great, just as you have spoken :
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 14:17, 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 Num.14.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.17.W3.S1) and character.