2 Kings 22:16:12 Kgs.22.16.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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The word
Word in context
- word
KO
- clause
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-ni me-VI ra-A el-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE ve-al-yo-she-VAV
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hin-NE-ni me-VI ra-A el-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE ve-al-yo-she-VAV ET kal-div-RE ha-SE-fer a-SHER ka-RA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The oracle opens with the formula kōh {כֹּה | kōh} ‘thus’ followed by amar {אָמַר | ʾā-mar} ‘says’, signaling a divine pronouncement.
Root and etymology
k-h-n
“priest”
In context — 2 Kings 22:16
Thus says the LORD : “See, I will bring disaster on this place and on its inhabitants, in accordance with all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 22:16, 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.22.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.16.W1.S1) and character.