2 Kings 20:1:132 Kgs.20.1.W13TAB
כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר
koamar
“thus said”
- Transliteration
- ko-A-MAR
- Extended
- koh-aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /koː.ʔaːˈmar/
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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Word in context
- word
ko-A-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
ko-A-MAR Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-VO E-LAV ye-sha-YA-hu ben-a-MOTS ha-na-VI va-yo-MER E-LAV ko-A-MAR Ye-ho-VAH TSAV le-VE-te-KHA KI MET a-TA ve-LO tikh-ye
- sentence
ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM kha-LA khiz-ki-YA-hu la-MUT va-ya-VO E-LAV ye-sha-YA-hu ben-a-MOTS ha-na-VI va-yo-MER E-LAV ko-A-MAR Ye-ho-VAH TSAV le-VE-te-KHA KI MET a-TA ve-LO tikh-ye
Exegesis
The formula koh amar {כֹּה־אָמַר | kōh-’ā-mar} “this is what …
In context — 2 Kings 20:1
Around that time, Hezekiah became ill, near death, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you will die; you will not live.’”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Kings 20:1, 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.20.1.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.1.W13.S1) and character.