כֹּחַ

H3581. koach
I. כֹּחַ noun [masculine] a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, in list of unclean creeping things Lev 11:30; ᵑ9 ᵐ5 AV chameleon; on various opinions see Di.
II. כֹּחַ see below כחח.
II. כֹּחַ and ( Dan 11:6) כּוֺחַ noun masculineDeu 4:37 strength, power (Late Hebrew id.); — ׳כ absolute Deu 8:18 +; construct Num 14:17 +; suffix כֹּחִי Gen 31:6 +; כֹּחֲךָ Jdg 16:6 +, כֹּחֶ֑ךָ Pro 5:10, כֹּחֶ֑כָה Pro 24:10, etc.; always singular; —
1 human strength:
a. physical, of Samson Jdg 16:5-6, Jdg 16:9, Jdg 16:15, Jdg 16:17, Jdg 16:19, Jdg 16:30; strength in toil Isa 44:12 (כֹּחוֺ זְרוֺעַ), Isa 44:12; Lev 26:20; Neh 4:4; of manly vigour (in procreation) אוֺנִי וְרֵאשִׁית כֹּחִי אַתָּה Gen 49:3 (poem in J; said to Reuben); vigour in General Jos 14:11 (twice in verse) (JE), Jdg 6:14; 1Sa 28:22; Job 6:11-12, Psa 31:11; Psa 38:11; Psa 71:9; Psa 102:24; Pro 20:29; as sustained by food 1Ki 19:8; lack of such vigour is לֹאכֹֿחַ Job 26:2, compare מִכֹּחַ Jer 48:45 without strength; ׳בְּלֹאכֿ Lam 1:6; ׳יְגִיעֵיכֿ Job 3:17; בוֺ לֹאהָֿיָה כֹּחַ 1Sa 28:20, compare Dan 10:8, Dan 10:17; in Psa 22:16 read חִכִּי, so Ew Ol Che and others; specifically of power of voice Isa 40:9.
b. more inclusively, ability, efficiency: followed by infinitive, ability to weep 1Sa 30:4; to get wealth Deu 8:18; to bring forth (a child; in figure) 2Ki 19:3 = Isa 37:3; followed by לַעֲמֹד Dan 1:4; Ezr 10:13, compare Dan 11:15; without infinitive 1Ch 29:2; Ezr 2:69; of efficiency in battle 2Ch 14:10; 2Ch 20:12; 2Ch 26:13; for porter's service in temple לַעֲבֹדָה בַּכֹּחַ אִישׁחַֿיִל 1Ch 26:8; ability or efficiency in General Gen 31:6; Pro 24:5, Pro 24:10; Ecc 4:1; Ecc 9:10, so probably יְדֵיהֶם כֹּחַ Job 30:2; כֹּחַ עָצַר (late, compare עצר) retain ability or strength, followed by infinitive; כ ׳נַעְצֹר לְהִתְנַדֵּב 1Ch 29:14 that we should retain (have) ability to make freewill-oferings; to build 2Ch 2:5; with negative, without infinitive, Dan 10:8, Dan 10:16 (compare Dan 11:6, c).
c. power of a people, or king, Jos 17:17; Nah 2:2; Hab 1:11; Isa 49:4 (of servant of ׳י), Lam 1:14; Dan 8:22, Dan 8:24 a, also Dan 8:24 b (si vera lectio, see Bev), Dan 11:25 (|| לֵבָב); with עָצַר2Ch 13:20; 2Ch 22:9; Dan 11:6 (כ תַעְצֹר ׳לֹא הַזְּרוֺעַ, compare b); in Hos 7:9 figurative of body seems combined with that of land yielding produce (see 5 below)
d. power opposed to that of God Amo 2:14; Isa 10:13 (׳כ יָדִי), Deu 8:17; 1Sa 2:9; Zec 4:6; Job 36:19; Psa 33:16.
e. power conferred by God Isa 40:29, compare Isa 40:31; Isa 41:1; of prophetic power Mic 3:8.
2 strength of angels Psa 103:20.
3 power of God: in creation Jer 10:12; Jer 51:15 (see also Jer 32:17 below), Psa 65:7; in governing the world 1Ch 29:12; 2Ch 20:6; Psa 29:4; in acts of deliverance and judgment Exo 9:16; Exo 15:6; Exo 32:11; Num 14:13, Num 14:17 (JE), Isa 50:2; 2Ch 25:8; Job 9:19; Job 24:22; Job 26:12; Job 30:18; Job 36:22; in combination גָּדוֺל כֹּחַ Deu 4:37; || חֲזָקָה יָד Exo 32:11(JE), Neh 1:10; || נְטוּיָה זְרוֺעַ Deu 9:29; 2Ki 17:36; Jer 27:5; Jer 32:17; he is רַבכֹּֿחַ Psa 147:5; compare כֹּחוֺ רֹב Isa 63:1; Job 23:6; also גדולכֹּֿחַ Nah 1:3; כֹּחַ אַמִּיץ Isa 40:26; Job 9:4, שַׂגִּיאכֹֿחַ Job 37:23; מַעֲשָׂיו כֹּחַ Psa 111:6 the power of his works; י ׳קוֺל בַּכֹּחַ Psa 29:4 (of thunder); specifically of his wisdom (rather peculiarly, Elihu) לֵב כֹּחַ כַּבִּיר Job 36:5 mighty in strength of mind.
4 of animals: wild ox Job 39:11, horse Job 39:21, hippopotamus Job 40:16, bullock Pro 14:4; he-goat Dan 8:6 ram Dan 8:7.
5 strength, of soil i.e. produce, Gen 4:12 (J), Job 31:30; (Hos 7:9 see
1. c above); = wealth (compare חַילִ) Pro 5:10; Job 6:22.