Ezekiel 20:39:3Ezek.20.39.W3TAB
כֹּ֣ה־אָמַ֣ר
koamar
“thus said”
- Transliteration
- KO-a-MAR
- Extended
- KOH-aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /koː.ʔaˈmaːr/
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
ve-a-TEM BET-yis-ra-EL KO-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ISH gil-lu-LAV le-KHU a-VO-DU ve-a-KHAR im-EN-khem sho-me-IM e-LAI
- sentence
ve-a-TEM BET-yis-ra-EL KO-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ISH gil-lu-LAV le-KHU a-VO-DU ve-a-KHAR im-EN-khem sho-me-IM e-LAI ve-ET-SHEM kod-SHI LO te-khal-le-LU-OD be-mat-te-no-TE-khem u-ve-gil-lu-LE-khem
Exegesis
The prophetic formula koh-amar {כֹּה־אָמַר | kōh ʾāmar} introduces the oracle through the compound Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | ădōnāy Yəhōwāh}, pairing sovereign title with covenant name.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rAleph–Mem–Resh
“to speak”
In context — Ezekiel 20:39
But as for you, house of Israel, thus says the Lord GOD : Go, serve each one his idols—now and hereafter—if you will not listen to Me; but you shall no longer profane My holy name with your gifts or with your idols.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 20:39, so the Hebrew word כֹּ֣ה־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.20.39.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.39.W3.S1) and character.