Jeremiah 14:15:2Jer.14.15.W2TAB
כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר
koamar
“thus said”
- Transliteration
- ko-a-MAR
- Extended
- koh-ah-MAHR
- IPA
- /koː.ʔaˈmar/
Meaning by language
- English
- thus said
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ko-a-MAR
- phraseyour reading level
ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-niv-be-IM bish-MI va-a-NI lo-she-lakh-TIM ve-HE-ma o-me-RIM KHE-rev ve-ra-AV LO yih-ye ba-A-rets ha-ZOT
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-niv-be-IM bish-MI va-a-NI lo-she-lakh-TIM ve-HE-ma o-me-RIM KHE-rev ve-ra-AV LO yih-ye ba-A-rets ha-ZOT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV yit-ta-MU ha-ne-vi-IM ha-HE-ma
Exegesis
The formula kōh-ʾā-mar YHWH {כֹּֽה-אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה | kōh-ʾā-mar Yə-hō-wāh} ‘thus says the LORD’ introduces divine speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-rʾ–m–r
“to say, speak”
In context — Jeremiah 14:15
Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, though I did not send them: they say, “Sword and famine shall not be in this land.” By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 14:15, so the Hebrew word כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר (koamar) 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.14.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.15.W2.S1) and character.