Reptile
כֹּחַStrong’s H3581koach (ko-ach)
Appears in 121 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Koach is the Hebrew word usually translated “strength”, “strength my” and “power”. It appears in 121 verses of the Old Testament.
“Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.”
Meaning
- A small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is uncleanperhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
- Strength, power, mighthuman strength · strength (of angels) · power (of God) · strength (of animals) · strength, produce, wealth (of soil)
How it's translated
- strength 29
- strength my 13
- power 11
- strength his 8
- strength your 5
- by power his 5
- strength of 5
- by strength your 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Job 20
- Psalms 11
- Isaiah 11
- Daniel 11
- Judges 8
- 2 Chronicles 8
28 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 8:6In contextAnd he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
- Daniel 8:7In contextAnd I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
- Daniel 8:22In contextNow that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
- Daniel 8:24In contextAnd his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
- Daniel 10:8In contextTherefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
- Daniel 10:16In contextAnd, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.
All 121 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
כֹּחַ koach · reptile
1) a small reptile, probably a kind of lizard, which is unclean 1a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
כֹּחַ koach · strength
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)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reptile” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REP'TILE, adjective
[Latin reptilis, from repo, to creep, Gr. See Creep.]
- Creeping; moving on the belly, or with many small feet.
- Groveling; low; vulgar; as a reptile race or crew; reptile vices.
All definitions and other forms of “reptile”
REP'TILE, noun
- An animal that moves on its belly, or by means of small short legs, as earth-worms, caterpillars, snakes and the like.
- A groveling or very mean person; a term of contempt.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.