92 Christo H.J. van der Merwe it away from them (56). This attribute of God is associated with what “belongs” to Him (57) and sometimes with His great wisdom (58). It makes Him dangerous to confront (59), but also the one who can do great deeds in creation (60) and for His people (61) This even includes His ability to forgive (62). Someone who has j'Ko is described as qz:j; (63). j'Ko, however, is an ability that needs to be mustered [rz[ (64) or ≈ma (65)]. It appears to be unmarked in most contexts as far as the quantity that is involved is concerned. This is in contrast to hr:WbG“, which always implies a huge measure of “strength”. j'Ko can be modified as far as quantity is concerned (66), e.g. j'koB] l/dG: dy:w“ hq;z“h; (“with great strength and a strong hand) (67), j'Ko ≈yMia' (68) (“force of strength” = great power”), j'Ko br:B] (69) (greatness/ abundance of strength”) or /jKo µx'[; (“His strength will be extremely great”) (70). In other contexts, it appears to be marked as far as quantity is concerned (71) and then is regarded as a near- synonym of hr:WbG“ (72). A relationship similar to that which is displayed in the hierarchy: “dog” and “dog – bitch” may be involved (73). 1b. j'Ko refers to the accumulative effect of humans’ ability to perform actions that require effort (74). It can be the resources or ability they have to give back to the Lord as a tithe (75), the wealth they have acquired (76), or the produce of the land they cultivate (77). If one now considers the other terms in our list, the follow picture emerges: z[o is a near-synonym of j'Kø, but is the only term in our list that never co- occurs with h'Ko. z[o has a more specialized distribution than j'Ko. In 76% of the cases of its use, it denotes an attribute of God to do powerful deeds in order to provide a safe refuge for His people. The cultural model “God is a safe (56) 1 Chr 29,12 and Ps 102,24. Cf. also Judg 16,6.9.15.17.19. (57) E.g. His messengers (Ps 103,20). When He or His messenger gives food to someone, it appears to give them extraordinary abilities. Cf. 1 Kgs 19,8. (58) Jer 32,17. Cf. also Job 26,2. (59) Job 9,19; 36,22. (60) Ps 65,7; 111,6; 147,5; Isa 50,2; Jer 10,12; 27,5; 32,17; 51,15. (61) Exod 15,6, 1 Chr 29,12; 2 Chr 20,6; 25,8; Job 24,22; 26,12; Isa 50,2; 63,1; Mic 3,8; Nah 1,3. Probably implied in 1 Sam 2,9. Cf. 1 Sam 2,10. Also Exod 9,16; 32,11, Num 14,13.17; Deut 4,37; 9,29; 2 Kgs 17,36; Neh 1,10. (62) Num 14,17. (63) Josh 14,11 and Amos 2,14. (64) 1 Chr 29,14; 2 Chr 2,5; 13,20; 22,9 and Dan 11,6. (65) Amos 2,14; Nah 2,2; Prov 24,5. Cf. also Dan 11,25 where jKo is “stirred up”. (66) In 2 Chr 26,13 j'Ko is modified modified by lyIj'. (67) Cf. also Josh 17,17; Judg 16,6; Jer 27,5; 32,17; Nah 1,3. (68) Cf. Job 9,4; Isa 40,26. Cf. also Job 36,19 and Prov 24,5. (69) Ps 33,16; Isa 63,1. (70) Dan 8,24. (71) Exod 15,6; 1 Sam 2,9; Job 26,12; Hab 1,11; Dan 8,22. (72) 1 Chr 29,12; 2 Chr 20,6; Mic 3,8. (73) Dog as a rule is unmarked for gender (e.g. She prefers to have a dog rather than a cat.). Howeven, when dog used as the opposite of bitch, it is marked for masculine gender (e.g. We have two brown labradors, a dog and a bitch). (74) Cases with this sense are near-synonyms of a similar sense that lyIj' may have. (75) Ezr 2,69. (76) Job 6,22 and Prov 5,10. (77) Gen 4,12; Hos 7,9; Job 31,39.