Isaiah 21:16:1Isa.21.16.W1TAB
כִּי־כֹ֛ה
kikho
“for thus”
- Transliteration
- ki-KHO
- Extended
- KEE-KHOH
- IPA
- /kiːˈxoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for thus
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-KHO
- clause
ki-KHO a-MAR a-do-NAI e-LAI
- sentence
ki-KHO a-MAR a-do-NAI e-LAI be-OD sha-NA kish-NEI sa-KHIR ve-kha-LA kal-ke-VOD ke-DAR
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} “for” introducing a causal rationale.
The adverb koh {כֹ֛ה | kōh} “thus” and the perfect verb amar {אָמַ֥ר | ’āmar} “has said” form a prophetic formula.
In context — Isaiah 21:16
For thus has the Lord said to me: “Within one year, as the years of a hired worker , all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 21:16, so the Hebrew word כִּי־כֹ֛ה (kikho) 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.21.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.16.W1.S1) and character.