תֹּקֶף
tôqeph · to'-kef
might or (figuratively) positiveness
Lexicon
Derivation: from H8630 (תָּקַף);
might or (figuratively) positiveness
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: authority, power, strength.
Letters
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the mark, the covenant sign › what comes behind, the returning cycle › to speak, the word
The mark, the covenant sign of what comes behind, the returning cycle that works to speak, the word.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of תֹּקֶף above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- with all authority1 · 33%
- of his power1 · 33%
- with the strength1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.