Amos 2:9:6Amos.2.9.W6TAB
כְּגֹ֤בַהּ
kegova
“like the height of”
- Transliteration
- ke-GO-va
- Extended
- keh-GOH-vah
- IPA
- /kəˈɣoː.vah/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the height of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-GO-va
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ke-GO-va a-ra-ZIM
- 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 2:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Amos 2:9, so the Hebrew word כְּגֹ֤בַהּ (kegova) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Amos.2.9.W6.S1) and character.