כֹּחַ

ko.achNoun (Masculine)H3581

reptile

From: or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ; from an unused root meaning to be firm;

Short Definition

vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean 1a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

112 times

Appears 112 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Job
20
Daniel
11
Isaiah
11
Judges
8
2 Chronicles
6

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 26:8
  • Daniel 11:6
  • Hosea 7:9
  • Jeremiah 32:17
  • Job 9:19

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.