2 Kings 22:15:32 Kgs.22.15.W3TAB
כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר
koamar
“thus said”
- Transliteration
- ko-A-mar
- Extended
- KOH-aa-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
va-TO-mer a-le-HEM ko-A-mar Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-TO-mer a-le-HEM ko-A-mar Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL im-RU la-ISH a-sher-sha-LAKH et-KHEM E-lai
Exegesis
The oracle formula koh-amar {כֹּה־אָמַר | kô-hā-ˈmār} ‘thus says’ introduces divine speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to speak, say”
In context — 2 Kings 22:15
And she said to them, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel : ‘Say to the man who sent you to Me .’”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 22:15, so the Hebrew word כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר (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.22.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.15.W3.S1) and character.