Ezekiel 13:8:2Ezek.13.8.W2TAB

כֹּ֤ה

ko

thus

Transliteration
KO
Extended
KOH
IPA
/ˈkoː/

Meaning by language

English
thus

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    KO

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KO a-MAR

  3. clause

    la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an da-ber-KHEM SHA-ve va-kha-ZI-tem ka-ZAV

  4. sentence

    la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an da-ber-KHEM SHA-ve va-kha-ZI-tem ka-ZAV la-KHEN hin-NI a-LE-khem ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI

Exegesis

The introductory formula koh amar {כֹּה אָמַר | kōh ʾā-mar} ‘thus says’ frames the prophetic oracle, followed by the compound title Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh}, asserting divine authority.

In contextEzekiel 13:8

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD : “Because you have spoken falsehood and have seen lies , therefore behold, I am against you,” declares the Lord GOD.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 13:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 13:8, so the Hebrew word כֹּ֤ה (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 Ezek.13.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.8.W2.S1) and character.