Hosea 13:7:3Hos.13.7.W3TAB
כְּמוֹ־שָׁ֣חַל
kemoshakhal
“like a lion”
- Transliteration
- ke-MO-SHA-khal
- Extended
- keh-MOH-SHAA-khal
- IPA
- /kəˈmoː.ʃaːˈħal/
Meaning by language
- English
- like a lion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ke-MO-SHA-khal
- phraseyour reading level
ke-MO-SHA-khal ke-na-MER
- sentence
va-e-HI la-HEM ke-MO-SHA-khal ke-na-MER a-DE-rekh A-shur
Exegesis
The comparative kemo {כְּמוֹ־ | kə-mō} ‘like’ introduces parallel similes of shachal {שַׁחַל | ša-ḥal} ‘lion’ and kenamer {כְּנָמֵר | kə-nā-mēr} ‘leopard’, evoking sudden lethal attack.
Root and etymology
ש־ח־ל
“lion, fierce animal”
In context — Hosea 13:7
So I am to them like a lion ; like a leopard by the way, I will watch in ambush over them.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Hosea 13:7, so the Hebrew word כְּמוֹ־שָׁ֣חַל (kemoshakhal) 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 Hos.13.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.7.W3.S1) and character.