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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 8623. תַּקִּיף (taqqiph) -- Strong, mighty, powerful</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/8623.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/genesis/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/8623.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 8623</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/8622.htm" title="8622">◄</a> 8623. taqqiph <a href="../hebrew/8624.htm" title="8624">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">taqqiph: Strong, mighty, powerful</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">תַּקִּיף</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>taqqiyph<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>tah-KEEF<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(tak-keef')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Strong, mighty, powerful<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>powerful<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root קוּף (quph), which conveys the idea of strength or power.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint (LXX) for concepts of strength and power is "ἰσχυρός" (ischyros), Strong's Greek #2478, which also means strong or mighty.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "taqqiph" is used to describe something or someone that possesses strength, might, or power. It often conveys the idea of physical strength or the ability to exert force. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the strength of character or moral fortitude.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, strength and power were highly valued attributes, often associated with kings, warriors, and deities. The concept of strength was not only physical but also extended to leadership and moral authority. In the Hebrew Bible, strength is frequently attributed to God, emphasizing His omnipotence and sovereign rule over creation.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/8630.htm">taqeph</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>mighty<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>stronger (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">תַּקִּיף</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>mighty</b></font> (Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">תַּקִּיף</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb107602.gif">; — with <font class="hebrew2">מִן</font> compare <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/6-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:10</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>mightier <p>From <a href="/hebrew/8630.htm">taqaph</a>; powerful -- mightier. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8630.htm">taqaph</a> <div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><a href="/hebrew/vattakoa_8619.htm">ḇat·tā·qō·w·a‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mittekoa_8620.htm">mit·tə·qō·w·a‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tekoa_8620.htm">ṯə·qō·w·a‘ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tekoah_8620.htm">tə·qō·w·‘āh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uvitkoa_8620.htm">ū·ḇiṯ·qō·w·a‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hattekoi_8621.htm">hat·tə·qō·w·‘î — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hattekoim_8621.htm">hat·tə·qō·w·‘îm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hattekoit_8621.htm">hat·tə·qō·‘îṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/litkufat_8622.htm">liṯ·qū·p̄aṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/litkufot_8622.htm">liṯ·qu·p̄ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/utekufato_8622.htm">ū·ṯə·qū·p̄ā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/takkifah_8624.htm">ṯaq·qî·p̄āh — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/takkifin_8624.htm">taq·qî·p̄în — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vetakkifa_8624.htm">wə·ṯaq·qî·p̄ā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tekel_8625.htm">tə·qêl — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tekiletah_8625.htm">tə·qî·lə·tāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/letakken_8626.htm">lə·ṯaq·qên — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/litkon_8626.htm">liṯ·qōn — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tikken_8626.htm">tiq·qên — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hatekenat_8627.htm">hā·ṯə·qə·naṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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