H8632b H8632b
the strength, the might (Aramaic emphatic form; definite power or dominion)
An Aramaic noun in emphatic (definite) form, meaning 'the strength' or 'the might.' In Daniel 2:37, Daniel tells Nebuchadnezzar that the God of heaven has given him 'the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the glory.' The emphatic ending -א functions like the Hebrew definite article, specifying 'the (particular) strength' that God has granted. The term appears in a series of royal attributes—sovereignty, power, might, glory—all attributed to divine bestowal rather than human achievement. This theological framing contrasts with the king's later hubris in Daniel 4.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Aramaic emphatic noun meaning 'the strength' or 'the might,' referring to royal power granted by God. Daniel 2:37 lists this among the attributes God has given Nebuchadnezzar: kingdom, power, strength, and glory. The emphatic form תָּקְפָּא (with definite ending) specifies this as the particular, recognized might belonging to the king—yet sourced in divine gift. Spanish 'la fuerza' (the strength/force) and French 'force' capture the definite, concrete sense. The theological context emphasizes that all royal might derives from God's sovereign grant, not inherent human capacity. 1×
AR["وَ-الـ-شِّدَّةَ"]·ben["এবং-ক্ষমতা"]·DE["[ותקפא]"]·EN["and-the-strength"]·FR["et-force"]·heb["ו-תוקף"]·HI["और-शक्ति"]·ID["dan-kuasa"]·IT["[ותקפא]"]·jav["lan-kawibawan"]·KO["그리고-능력과"]·PT["e-poder"]·RU["и-мощь"]·ES["y-la-fuerza"]·SW["na-uwezo"]·TR["ve-kudreti"]·urd["اور-قوت"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [תְּקֹף] n.[m.] id.;—emph. תָּקְפָּא Dn 2:37.