Tôqeph — H8633

Definition

masculine noun

might or (figuratively) positiveness

1. authority, power, strength, energy

Usually translated as

authority, power, strength

Origin

from H8630

• Derived from Tâqaph (H8630)

Greek equivalents

• bía (G970)
• ischýs (G2479)

Occurrences

Tôqeph occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Esther (2), Daniel (1)

• Esther 9:29 — Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority (תֹּ֑קֶף), to confirm this second letter of Purim.
• Esther 10:2 — And all the acts of his power (תָקְפּוֹ֙) 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?
• Daniel 11:17 — He shall also set his face to enter with the strength (בְּתֹ֧קֶף) 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.