2 Kings 18:29:12 Kgs.18.29.W1TAB
כֹּ֚ה
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
- clause
KO a-MAR ha-ME-lekh al-ya-SHI la-KHEM khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
KO a-MAR ha-ME-lekh al-ya-SHI la-KHEM khiz-ki-YA-hu ki-LO yu-KHAL le-ha-TSIL et-KHEM mi-ya-DO
Exegesis
The verse begins with koh {כֹּה | kō} ‘thus’, a discourse marker introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
n-k-hnun–kaph–heh
“to strike, defeat”
In context — 2 Kings 18:29
Thus says the king , “Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you from his hand.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 18:29, so the Hebrew word כֹּ֚ה (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 2 Kgs.18.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.29.W1.S1) and character.