Ezekiel 13:20:2Ezek.13.20.W2TAB
כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר
koamar
“thus said”
- Transliteration
- ko-a-MAR
- Extended
- koh-aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /koː.ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- thus said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ko-a-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH hin-NI el-kis-to-te-khe-NA a-SHER a-TE-na me-tso-de-DOT SHAM et-ha-ne-fa-SHOT le-for-KHOT ve-ka-RA-te o-TAM me-AL ze-ro-o-te-khem
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH hin-NI el-kis-to-te-khe-NA a-SHER a-TE-na me-tso-de-DOT SHAM et-ha-ne-fa-SHOT le-for-KHOT ve-ka-RA-te o-TAM me-AL ze-ro-o-te-khem ve-shi-la-KHET-ti et-ha-ne-fa-SHOT a-SHER a-TEM me-tso-de-DOT et-ne-fa-SHIM le-for-KHOT
Exegesis
The verse opens with laken {לָכֵ֞ן | lā-ḵên} ‘therefore’ and the formula kō ʾāmar {כֹּה־אָמַר | kō ʾā-mar} ‘thus says,’ setting a judicial tone.
In context — Ezekiel 13:20
Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD : Behold, I am against your bands with which you women set traps there for the souls to fly ; and I will tear them from your arms and release the souls that you are ensnaring to fly.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 13:20, so the Hebrew word כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר (koamar) 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 Ezek.13.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.20.W2.S1) and character.