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title: תְּקָף — might · The Biblical Aramaic dictionary
description: תְּקָף (lemma:תְּקָף), a word of Biblical Aramaic, used 1 times: might. BDB 1906: might. With 1 verse in Aramaic, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# תְּקָף

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«תְּקָף» in the Biblical Aramaic dictionary: **might** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

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**Used:** 1 times · **Key:** lemma:תְּקָף · **BDB:** תְּקָף

### Glosses

the.strength (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

might [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1514/lemma_3a_5ea_5b0_5bc_5e7_5b8_5e3/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

might [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1514/lemma_3a_5ea_5b0_5bc_5e7_5b8_5e3/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.\[m.\] might;—cstr. בִּת׳ חִסְנִי Dn 4:27, of king.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (4 candidates); Jastrow: none

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «תְּקָף» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1514/lemma_3a_5ea_5b0_5bc_5e7_5b8_5e3/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Daniel 4:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.4.27/)

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עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֔ר הֲלָ֥א דָא־הִ֖יא בָּבֶ֣ל רַבְּתָ֑א דִּֽי־אֲנָ֤ה בֱנַיְתַהּ֙ לְבֵ֣ית מַלְכ֔וּ בִּתְקַ֥ף חִסְנִ֖י וְלִיקָ֥ר הַדְרִֽי׃

*Word for word:* \[was\].replying the king and.\[was\] saying not? \[is\].this it Babylon (the) great which I I built.it to a.house of.a.kingdom by the.strength of my.power and for the.honor of my.majesty

*JPS 1917:* The king spoke, and said: 'Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for a royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?'

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