Genesis 18:1:9Gen.18.1.W9TAB
כְּחֹ֥ם
kekhom
“in the heat of the”
- Transliteration
- ke-KHOM
- Extended
- keh-KHOHM
- IPA
- /kə.ˈħoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the heat of the
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-KHOM
- phraseyour reading level
ke-KHOM ha-YOM
- clause
ve-HU yo-SHEV pe-takh-ha-O-hel ke-KHOM ha-YOM
- sentence
va-ye-RA e-LAV Ye-ho-VAH be-e-lo-NEI mam-RE ve-HU yo-SHEV pe-takh-ha-O-hel ke-KHOM ha-YOM
Exegesis
The spatial phrase petach-ha'ohel {פֶּתַח־הָאֹהֶל | petaḥ-hāʾōhel} ‘entrance of the tent’ narrows the setting from the grove to the immediate domestic space, while kechom hayom {כְּחֹם הַיּוֹם | kəḥōm hayyôm} ‘as the heat of the day’ functions as a temporal expression typical of midday, suggesting conditions that heighten the cost and virtue of hospitality. In English, the main finite verb is fronted (“the LORD appeared to him”) and the circumstantial information is rendered with “while” and “in/during” clauses to preserve the Hebrew sequence and highlight the contrast between divine initiative and human rest.
In context — Genesis 18:1
And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the entrance of the tent in the heat of the day.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 18:1, so the Hebrew word כְּחֹ֥ם (kekhom) 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 Gen.18.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.1.W9.S1) and character.