cho.zeq denotes force exercised through a hand or claimed and held by people and kingdoms.

The attested use most often places the construct noun in the phrase rendered “by strength of hand” for the departure from Egypt; elsewhere it denotes power claimed in taking Karnaim or the power of kingdoms marked for destruction.

1. Force exercised by a hand · dominant

   In Exodus 13:3, Exodus 13:14, and Exodus 13:16, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the clause about the LORD bringing Israel out of Egypt. The APB renders that clause “by strength of hand,” linking the noun to the hand in the account of deliverance.

   Exodus 13:3Exodus 13:14Exodus 13:16
2. Power claimed or held by nations · common

   In Amos 6:13, the construct form occurs in a claim about taking Karnaim, which the APB renders as done by “own strength.” In Haggai 2:22, the construct form stands in the announced destruction of the kingdoms of the nations; the APB renders the object as “the strength of the kingdoms.”

   Amos 6:13Haggai 2:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “strength of hand” in the Exodus clauses and uses “own strength” and “the strength of the kingdoms” in the other settings. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.