1 Kings 17:14:21 Kgs.17.14.W2TAB
כֹה֩
kho
“thus”
- Transliteration
- KHO
- Extended
- KHOH
- IPA
- /ˈkɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- thus
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
KHO
- phraseyour reading level
KI KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL KAD ha-KE-makh LO tikh-LA ve-tsap-PA-khat ha-SHE-men LO tekh-SAR
- sentence
KI KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL KAD ha-KE-makh LO tikh-LA ve-tsap-PA-khat ha-SHE-men LO tekh-SAR AD YOM ti-TEN-TET-ye-ho-VAH GE-shem al-pe-NE ha-a-da-MA
Exegesis
The fixed prophetic-speech formula koh amar {כֹה אָמַר | kō ʾāmar} introduces a quoted decree, placing the following assertions under the weight of divine speech.
In context — 1 Kings 17:14
For thus says the LORD , the God of Israel : The jar of flour will not be used up, and the jug of oil will not be lacking, until the day the LORD gives rain upon the face of the ground.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 17:14, so the Hebrew word כֹה֩ (kho) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.17.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.14.W2.S1) and character.