1 Samuel 21:9:251 Sam.21.9.W25TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:10
כָּמֹ֙והָ֙
kamoha
“like it”
- Transliteration
- ka-MO-ha
- Extended
- kaa-MOH-haah
- IPA
- /kaːˈmoː.haː/
Meaning by language
- English
- like it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
ka-MO-ha
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EN ka-MO-ha
- clause
va-yo-MER da-VID EN ka-MO-ha te-nen-NA LI
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ko-HEN KHE-rev gal-YAT ha-ple-shi-TI a-SHER-hi-KHI-ta be-E-mek ha-e-LA hin-NE-hi lu-TA va-sim-LA a-kha-RE ha-e-FOD im-o-TA ti-KAKH-le-KHA KAKH KI EN a-KHE-ret zu-la-TA ba-ZE va-yo-MER da-VID EN ka-MO-ha te-nen-NA LI
Exegesis
Following this, a second vav-consecutive wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} marks David’s reply, where ʾēn kemōhāh lāzōth {אֵין כְּמוֹהָּ לָזֹאת | ʾēn kemōhāh lāzōth} expresses uniqueness and tənēh lī {תְּנֵה לִי | tənēh lī} issues a request for possession.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–mem–heh
“to be like”
In context — 1 Samuel 21:9
And the priest said, “Behold , the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod . If you will take it, take it, for there is no other sword here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:9:25 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 25 of 1 Samuel 21:9, so the Hebrew word כָּמֹ֙והָ֙ (kamoha) 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.21.9.W25, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.9.W25.S1) and character.