2 Kings 19:32:22 Kgs.19.32.W2TAB
כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר
koamar
“thus said”
- Transliteration
- KO-a-MAR
- Extended
- KOH-ah-MAHR
- IPA
- /koː.ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- thus said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KO-a-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
KO-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH el-ME-lekh a-SHUR LO ya-VO el-ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-LO-yo-RE SHAM KHETS
- sentence
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH el-ME-lekh a-SHUR LO ya-VO el-ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-LO-yo-RE SHAM KHETS ve-LO-ye-kad-DE-me-NA ma-GEN ve-LO-yish-POKH a-LE-ha so-le-LA
Exegesis
The formula koh {כֹּֽה | kô} amar {אָמַ֤ר | ʾā-mar} YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘thus says the LORD’ introduces the divine decree.
Root and etymology
’-m-r
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Kings 19:32
Therefore, thus says the LORD to the king of Assyria: He will not enter this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor approach it with a shield, nor pour out a siege mound against her.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:32:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 19:32, so the Hebrew word כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר (koamar) 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.19.32.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.32.W2.S1) and character.