Ezekiel 17:19:2Ezek.17.19.W2TAB
כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר
koamar
“thus said”
- Transliteration
- ko-A-MAR
- Extended
- koh-aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /koː.ʔaːˈmar/
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-VI
- clause
la-KHEN ko-A-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI khai-a-NI im-LO a-la-TI a-SHER ba-ZA u-ve-ri-TI a-SHER he-FIR
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-A-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI khai-a-NI im-LO a-la-TI a-SHER ba-ZA u-ve-ri-TI a-SHER he-FIR u-ne-tat-TIV be-ro-SHO
Exegesis
It continues with the prophetic formula koh amar {כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר | kō ʾā-mar} ‘thus says,’ introducing divine speech.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-mem-resh
“to speak”
In context — Ezekiel 17:19
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD : As I live , surely my oath—which he has despised—and my covenant—which he has broken—I will place it upon his head.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 17:19, so the Hebrew word כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר (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.17.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.19.W2.S1) and character.