1 Samuel 15:2:11 Sam.15.2.W1TAB
כֹּ֤ה
ko
“thus”
- Transliteration
- KO
- Extended
- KOH
- IPA
- /ˈkoː/
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
KO
- phraseyour reading level
KO a-MAR
- clause
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT pa-KAD-ti ET a-SHER-a-SA a-ma-LEK le-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT pa-KAD-ti ET a-SHER-a-SA a-ma-LEK le-yis-ra-EL a-SHER-SAM LO ba-DE-rekh ba-a-lo-TO mim-mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The opening formula koh {כֹּה | kōh} “thus” with amar {אָמַר | ʾāmar} “he said” introduces the divine oracle.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:2
Thus says the LORD of hosts : “I have appointed judgment for what Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way as he came up from Egypt.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:2, so the Hebrew word כֹּ֤ה (ko) 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 Sam.15.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.2.W1.S1) and character.