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Mighty

תַּקִּיףStrong’s H8623

taqqiph (taq-qiph)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Taqqiph is the Hebrew word usually translated “who mighty”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.”
Ecclesiastes 6:10 KJV
Meaning
  1. Mighty
How it's translated
  • who mighty 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ecclesiastes 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    תַּקִּיף taqqiph · mighty

    mighty Aramaic equivalent: taq.qiph (תַּקִּיף "strong" H8624)

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “mighty” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    MI'GHTY, adjective

    Having great bodily strength or physical power; very strong or vigorous; as a mighty arm.

    1. Very strong; valiant; bold; as a mighty man of valor. Judges 6:12
    2. Very powerful; having great command.“Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth” Genesis 10:8
    3. Very strong in numbers; as a mighty nation. Genesis 18:18
    4. Very strong or great in corporeal power; very able.“Wo to them that are mighty to drink wine” Isaiah 5:22
    All definitions and other forms of “mighty”
    1. Violent; very loud; as mighty thunderings. Exodus 9:28Psalms 68:33
    2. Vehement; rushing with violence; as a mighty wind or tempest. Exodus 10:19Revelation 6:13
    3. Very great; vast; as mighty waters. Nehemiah 9:11
    4. Very great or strong; as mighty power. 2 Chronicles 26:12
    5. Very forcible; efficacious; as, great is truth and mighty
    6. Very great or eminent in intellect or acquirements; as the mighty Scaliger and Selden.
    7. Great; wonderful; performed with great power; as mighty works. Matthew 11:20
    8. Very severe and distressing; as a mighty famine. Luke 15:14
    9. Very great, large or populous; as a mighty city. Revelation 18:10
    10. Important; momentous.

    MI'GHTY, adverb

    In a great degree; very; as might wise; mighty thoughtful. [Colloquial.]

      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.