2 Kings 18:5:62 Kgs.18.5.W6TAB
כָמֹ֗הוּ
kamohu
“like him”
- Transliteration
- ka-MO-hu
- Extended
- kah-MOH-hoo
- IPA
- /kaːˈmoː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- like him
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-MO-hu
- phraseyour reading level
lo-HA-ya ka-MO-hu
- clause
ve-a-kha-RAV lo-HA-ya ka-MO-hu be-KHOL mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ha-YU le-fa-NAV
- sentence
ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL ba-TACH ve-a-kha-RAV lo-HA-ya ka-MO-hu be-KHOL mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ha-YU le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
In the adversative clause wə-aḥărāw lō hāyāh kāmōhû {וְאַחֲרָ֞יו לֹא־הָיָ֣ה כָמֹ֗הוּ | wə-ʼa-ḥă-rāw lō hā-yāh kā-mō-hû}, the negative lō paired with the perfect asserts unparalleled status.
In context — 2 Kings 18:5
He trusted in the LORD God of Israel , and after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 18:5, so the Hebrew word כָמֹ֗הוּ (kamohu) 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.18.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.5.W6.S1) and character.