Ezekiel 20:30:5Ezek.20.30.W5TAB

כֹּ֤ה

ko

thus

Transliteration
KO
Extended
KOH
IPA
/jis.rɑːˈʔeːl/

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. sentence

    la-KHEN e-MOR el-BET yis-ra-EL KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI hab-de-REKH a-vo-te-KHEM a-TEM nit-me-IM ve-a-kha-REI shi-ku-tse-HEM a-TEM zo-NIM

Exegesis

The formulaic koh amar adonai YHWH {כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | kō ʾā-mar ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh} marks divine proclamation.

In contextEzekiel 20:30

Therefore say to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord GOD —Is it in the way of your fathers that you defile yourselves and after their abominations you commit harlotry?”

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 20:30:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Ezekiel 20:30, 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.20.30.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.30.W5.S1) and character.