Isaiah 17:12:5Isa.17.12.W5TAB
כַּהֲמ֥וֹת
kahamot
“like the roaring of”
- Transliteration
- ka-ha-MOT
- Extended
- kah-hah-MOHT
- IPA
- /kahăˈmoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the roaring of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ka-ha-MOT
- phraseyour reading level
ka-ha-MOT ya-MIM
- clause
HOY ha-MON a-MIM ra-BIM ka-ha-MOT ya-MIM ye-he-MA-yun
- sentence
HOY ha-MON a-MIM ra-BIM ka-ha-MOT ya-MIM ye-he-MA-yun u-she-ON le-u-MIM ki-she-ON MA-yim ka-bi-RIM yish-SHUN
Exegesis
The first simile, ka-hamôt yammîm yehemāyûn {כַּהֲמוֹת יַמִּים יֶהֱמָיוּן | ka-hamôt yammîm yehemāyûn} ‘like the roaring of seas, they roar’, creates vivid turbulence.
In context — Isaiah 17:12
Woe to the multitude of many peoples; they roar like the roaring of the seas, and the noise of nations, like the tumult of mighty waters, they surge.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Isaiah 17:12, so the Hebrew word כַּהֲמ֥וֹת (kahamot) 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 Isa.17.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.12.W5.S1) and character.