What does תֹּקֶף (tōqep) mean in the Bible?
תֹּקֶף (tōqep): Power as concrete authority or forceful capability, moving figuratively toward validity or firm positiveness of a claim
Hebrew · H8633
תֹּקֶף
Might or (figuratively) positiveness
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תֹּקֶף H8633
Pronunciation tōqep
What does תֹּקֶף (tōqep) mean in the Bible?
תֹּקֶף (tōqep): Power as concrete authority or forceful capability, moving figuratively toward validity or firm positiveness of a claim
Full entry for תֹּקֶף (H8633) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8633?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include authority (1), powerful (1), with the strength (1).
Where does תֹּקֶף (tōqep) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Esther 9:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (2), Daniel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It authority 1× Esther 9:29
powerful 1× Esther 10:2
with the strength 1× Daniel 11:17
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Usage map
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First aligned row Esther 9:29
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Esther 2 Daniel 1
Source forms
בְּתֹ֧קֶף 1x bə·ṯō·qep̄ Daniel 11:17
תֹּ֑קֶף 1x tō·qep̄ Esther 9:29
תָקְפּוֹ֙ 1x ṯā·qə·pōw Esther 10:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Esther 9:29
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Esther 10:2
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Daniel 11:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Power as concrete authority or forceful capability, moving figuratively toward validity or firm positiveness of a claim
Source Gloss
might or (figuratively) positiveness
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Power as concrete authority or forceful capability, moving figuratively toward validity or firm positiveness of a claim
might or (figuratively) positiveness BDB: power Usage: authority, power, strength.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תֹּקֶף is built from this root:
תָּקַף H8630
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain