Toqeph תֹּ֫קֶף
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| תֹּ֫קֶף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | toqeph |
| Strong's number | H8633 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | power |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Esther (2) |
Toqeph (Hebrew תֹּ֫קֶף, Strong's H8633) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “power”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
authority, power, strength, energy
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | authority (1), power (1), strength (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | authority (1), powerful (1), strength (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Toqeph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Esther
- Esther 9:29Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.
- Esther 10:2And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
Daniel
- Daniel 11:17He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).