Strong's Definition
vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
Derivation: or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ; from an unused root meaning to be firm;
KJV Usage: ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
TWOT Reference: 973.1
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) strength, power, might
1a) human strength
1b) strength (of angels)
1c) power (of God)
1d) strength (of animals)
1e) strength, produce, wealth (of soil)
2) a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean
2a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כּוֹחַ / כֹּחַ
kôach
BDB Definition:
1) strength, power, might
1a) human strength
1b) strength (of angels)
1c) power (of God)
1d) strength (of animals)
1e) strength, produce, wealth (of soil)
2) a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean
2a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root meaning to be firm
Same Word by TWOT Number: 973.1
Total KJV Occurrences: 125
