1 Kings 20:14:51 Kgs.20.14.W5TAB
כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר
koamar
“thus said”
- Transliteration
- ko-A-MAR
- Extended
- koh-aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /koː.ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- thus said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ko-A-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer akh-AV be-MI va-YO-mer ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH be-na-a-RE sa-RE ham-me-di-NOT
- sentence
va-YO-mer akh-AV be-MI va-YO-mer ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH be-na-a-RE sa-RE ham-me-di-NOT va-YO-mer mi-ye-e-SOR ham-mil-kha-MA va-YO-mer a-TA
Exegesis
Ahab’s initial question uses bə-mî {בְּמִ֔י | bə-mî} ‘by whom’, immediately followed by the prophet’s kôh-’āmar {כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר | kôh-’āmar} ‘thus said’, signaling the divine oracle.
Root and etymology
’-m-raleph–mem–resh
“to say, speak”
In context — 1 Kings 20:14
Ahab asked, “By whom?” Then the prophet answered, “Thus says the LORD : ‘By the young men of the princes of the provinces.’” Ahab then asked, “Who will begin the battle?” And the prophet replied, “You.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 20:14, so the Hebrew word כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר (koamar) 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.20.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.14.W5.S1) and character.