2 Samuel 16:7:12 Sam.16.7.W1TAB
וְכֹֽה־אָמַ֥ר
vekhoamar
“and thus said”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHO-a-MAR
- Extended
- veh-KHOH-aa-MAR
- IPA
- /wəˈxoː.ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- and thus said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-KHO-a-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHO-a-MAR shim-E
- clause
ve-KHO-a-MAR shim-E be-kal-LO
- sentence
ve-KHO-a-MAR shim-E be-kal-LO TSE TSE ISH ha-da-MIM ve-ISH ha-be-li-YA-al
Exegesis
The opening formula vav-kho-’āmar {וְכֹֽה־אָמַ֥ר | wə-ḵō-’ā-mār} introduces direct speech by combining “and thus” with the perfect verb.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:7
And thus Shimei said as he cursed him, “Go out, go out, man of bloodshed and man of worthlessness .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 16:7, so the Hebrew word וְכֹֽה־אָמַ֥ר (vekhoamar) 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 Sam.16.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.7.W1.S1) and character.