2 Kings 22:18:72 Kgs.22.18.W7TAB
כֹּ֥ה
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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Word in context
- word
KO
- phraseyour reading level
KO to-me-RU
- clause
ve-el-ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-sho-LE-akh et-khem li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH KO to-me-RU e-LAV
- sentence
ve-el-ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-sho-LE-akh et-khem li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH KO to-me-RU e-LAV ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-de-va-RIM a-SHER sha-MA-te
Exegesis
The prophetic commission formula kōh tōʾ-mə-rū ʾē-lāyw {כֹּה תֹאמְרוּ אֵלָיו | kōh tōʾ-mə-rū ʾē-lāyw} introduces the divine speech, which begins with the standard disclosure formula kōh-ʾā-mar Yᵉ-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê Yiś-rā-ʾēl {כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | kōh-ʾā-mar Yᵉ-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê Yiś-rā-ʾēl}.
Root and etymology
k-h-n
“priest”
In context — 2 Kings 22:18
And to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD , thus shall you say to him: “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel , concerning the words which you heard.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 22:18, so the Hebrew word כֹּ֥ה (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.22.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.18.W7.S1) and character.