תַּקִּיףtaqqîyph

strong, mighty (Daniel 2:40; Daniel 2:42; Daniel 7:7; Ezra 4:20; Daniel 3:33)

Pronunciation: tak-keef' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8624

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Ezra 4:20 Powerful kings have ruled over Jerusalem and the entire province west of the Euphrates River, receiving tribute, customs, and tolls.
  • Daniel 2:40 Following that kingdom, there will be a fourth one, as strong as iron. That kingdom will smash and crush all previous empires, just as iron smashes and crushes everything it strikes.
  • Daniel 2:42 But while some parts of it will be as strong as iron, other parts will be as weak as clay.
  • Daniel 4:3 How great are his signs, how powerful his wonders! His kingdom will last forever, his rule through all generations.
  • Daniel 7:7 Then in my vision that night, I saw a fourth beast—terrifying, dreadful, and very strong. It devoured and crushed its victims with huge iron teeth and trampled their remains beneath its feet. It was different from any of the other beasts, and it had ten horns.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).