Jeremiah 13:9:1Jer.13.9.W1TAB

כֹּ֖ה

ko

thus

Transliteration
KO
Extended
KOH
IPA
/ˈkoː/

Meaning by language

English
thus

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    KO

  2. clause

    KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH KA-kha a-she-KHIT et-ge-ON ye-hu-DA ve-et-ge-ON ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ha-RAV

Exegesis

The verse opens with koh amar {כֹּה אָמַר | kō ʾā-mar} ‘thus he said,’ a prophetic introduction affirming divine authority.

In contextJeremiah 13:9

Thus says the LORD : "In this way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem ."

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 13:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 13:9, so the Hebrew word כֹּ֖ה (ko) 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 Jer.13.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.9.W1.S1) and character.