1 Kings 22:20:151 Kgs.22.20.W15TAB
בְּכֹֽה׃
bekho
“thus”
- Transliteration
- be-KHO
- Extended
- beh-KHOH
- IPA
- /bəˈxoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- thus
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-KHO
- phraseyour reading level
o-MER be-KHO
- clause
va-YO-mer ZE be-KHO ve-ZE o-MER be-KHO
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH MI ye-fat-TE ET-a-khAV ve-ya-AL ve-yip-POL be-ra-MOT gil-AD va-YO-mer ZE be-KHO ve-ZE o-MER be-KHO
Exegesis
The repeated wayyōmer clauses and the parallel formula zeh bə-kōh wə-zeh bə-kōh {זֶה בְּכֹה וְזֶה בְּכֹה | zeh bə-kōh wə-zeh bə-kōh} ‘this way…and this way’ employ rhetorical parallelism to portray a divine council discussion. English renders the sequence in standard SVO order to preserve clarity while maintaining the Hebrew’s thematic and rhythmic flow.
In context — 1 Kings 22:20
And the LORD said, “Who will entice Ahab so that he will go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?” Then one spoke this way, and another spoke that way.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 22:20:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Kings 22:20, so the Hebrew word בְּכֹֽה׃ (bekho) 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.22.20.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.22.20.W15.S1) and character.