Potency in Hebrew is כוח (kóakh).
It can also be said יכולת, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
potency
/ˈpəʊtənsi/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for potency as a noun.
power
- כוחkóakhmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
ability or capacity to perform
- יכולתyekhóletfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
strength
- כוחkóakhmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word כוח.
- Written with vowel points
- כוח
- Written without vowel points
- כוח
- Said
- kóakh
- Plural
- כוחות
- Its meanings in English
- potency, Strength: the physical ability to do work, to lift something, to walk, and so on, Strength, power: the quality of being strong or powerful, Force, a force, Power, ability, capacity
The Hebrew dictionary's page for כוח, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with potency.
These words come before and after potency in the list.
These are the questions people ask about potency in Hebrew.
How do you say potency in Hebrew?
potency in Hebrew is כוח, said kóakh. Its plural is כוחות.
What are other Hebrew words for potency?
Besides כוח, potency can be said יכולת (yekhólet), depending on the meaning.
Is כוח masculine or feminine?
The word כוח is masculine.
What else does כוח mean in English?
Besides potency, כוח can mean Strength: the physical ability to do work, to lift something, to walk, and so on, Strength, power: the quality of being strong or powerful, Force, a force, and Power, ability, capacity.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry potency and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.