Amos 2:9:11Amos.2.9.W11TAB
כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים
kaalonim
“like the oaks”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-lo-NIM
- Extended
- kaa-ah-loh-NEEM
- IPA
- /kaː.ʔal.loːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the oaks
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-a-lo-NIM
- clause
ve-a-NO-khi hish-ma-DE-ti ET-ha-e-mo-RI mip-ne-HEM a-SHER ke-GO-va a-ra-ZIM gav-HO ve-kha-SON HU ka-a-lo-NIM
- sentence
ve-a-NO-khi hish-ma-DE-ti ET-ha-e-mo-RI mip-ne-HEM a-SHER ke-GO-va a-ra-ZIM gav-HO ve-kha-SON HU ka-a-lo-NIM va-ash-MID pir-YO mim-MA-al ve-sha-ra-SHAV mi-TA-khat
In context — Amos 2:9
Yet I Myself destroyed the Amorite before them; his height was like cedars, and he was sturdy as oaks; and I destroyed his fruit from above and his roots from beneath.
About this coordinate
Amos 2:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Amos 2:9, so the Hebrew word כָּֽאַלּוֹנִ֑ים (kaalonim) 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 Amos.2.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Amos.2.9.W11.S1) and character.