כֹּחַ

1. human strength:
\ \ a. physical, of Samson Dom 16,5; Dom 16,6; Dom 16,9; Dom 16,15; Dom 16,17; Dom 16,19; Dom 16,30 strength in toil Es 44,12 (זְרוֺעַ כֹּחוֺ), vEs 44,12; 3 Mos 26,20; Neh 4,4 of manly vigour (in procreation) אַתָּה כֹּחִי וְרֵאשִׁית אוֺנִי 1 Mos 49,3 (poem in J; said to Reuben); vigour in general Jos 14,11 (twice in verse) (JE), Dom 6,14; 1 Sam 28,22; Job 6,11; Job 6,12; Sl 31,11; Sl 38,11; Sl 71,9; Sl 102,24; Ord 20,29 as sustained by food 1 Kong 19,8 lack of such vigour is לֹאכֹֿחַ Job 26,2, compare מִכֹּחַ Jer 48,45 without strength; ׳בְּלֹאכֿ Klg 1,6 ׳יְגִיעֵיכֿ Job 3,17 כֹּחַ לֹאהָֿיָה בוֺ 1 Sam 28,20, compare Dan 10,8; Dan 10,17 in Sl 22,16 read חִכִּי, so Ew Ol Che and others; specifically of power of voice Es 40,9.
\ \ b. more inclusively, ability, efficiency: followed by infinitive, ability to weep 1 Sam 30,4 to get wealth 5 Mos 8,18 to bring forth (a child; in figure) 2 Kong 19,3 = Es 37,3 followed by לַעֲמֹד Dan 1,4; Ezr 10,13, compare Dan 11,15 without infinitive 1 Kron 29,2; Ezr 2,69 of efficiency in battle 2 Kron 14,10; 2 Kron 20,12; 2 Kron 26,13 for porter's service in temple אִישׁחַֿיִל בַּכֹּחַ לַעֲבֹדָה 1 Kron 26,8 ability or efficiency in general 1 Mos 31,6; Ord 24,5; Ord 24,10; Praed 4,1; Praed 9,10, so probably כֹּחַ יְדֵיהֶם Job 30,2 עָצַר כֹּחַ (late, compare עצר) retain ability or strength, followed by infinitive; לְהִתְנַדֵּב ׳נַעְצֹר כ 1 Kron 29,14 that we should retain (have) ability to make freewill-oferings; to build 2 Kron 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; Es 49,4 (of servant of ׳י), Klg 1,14; Dan 8,22; Dan 8,24 a, also vDan 8,24 b (si vera lectio, see Bev), Dan 11,25 (|| לֵבָב); with עָצַר 2 Kron 13,20; 2 Kron 22,9; Dan 11,6 (הַזְּרוֺעַ ׳לֹא תַעְצֹר כ, 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 Amos 2,14; Es 10,13 (יָדִי ׳כ), 5 Mos 8,17; 1 Sam 2,9; Zak 4,6; Job 36,19; Sl 33,16.
\ \ e. power conferred by God Es 40,29, compare vEs 40,31; Es 41,1 of prophetic power Mik 3,8.

2. strength of angels Sl 103,20.

3. power of God: in creation Jer 10,12; Jer 51,15 (see also Jer 32,17 below), Sl 65,7 in governing the world 1 Kron 29,12; 2 Kron 20,6; Sl 29,4 in acts of deliverance and judgment 2 Mos 9,16; 2 Mos 15,6; 2 Mos 32,11; 4 Mos 14,13; 4 Mos 14,17 (JE), Es 50,2; 2 Kron 25,8; Job 9,19; Job 24,22; Job 26,12; Job 30,18; Job 36,22 in combination כֹּחַ גָּדוֺל 5 Mos 4,37 || יָד חֲזָקָה 2 Mos 32,11(JE), Neh 1,10 || זְרוֺעַ נְטוּיָה 5 Mos 9,29; 2 Kong 17,36; Jer 27,5; Jer 32,17 he is רַבכֹּֿחַ Sl 147,5 compare רֹב כֹּחוֺ Es 63,1; Job 23,6 also גדולכֹּֿחַ Nah 1,3 אַמִּיץ כֹּחַ Es 40,26; Job 9,4, שַׂגִּיאכֹֿחַ Job 37,23 כֹּחַ מַעֲשָׂיו Sl 111,6 the power of his works; בַּכֹּחַ ׳קוֺל י Sl 29,4 (of thunder); specifically of his wisdom (rather peculiarly, Elihu) כַּבִּיר כֹּחַ לֵב Job 36,5 mighty in strength of mind.

4. of animals: wild ox Job 39,11, horse vJob 39,21, hippopotamus Job 40,16, bullock Ord 14,4 he-goat Dan 8,6 ram vDan 8,7.

5. strength, of soil i.e. produce, 1 Mos 4,12 (J), Job 31,30 (Hos 7,9 see

1. c above); = wealth (compare חַילִ) Ord 5,10; Job 6,22.