Jeremiah 16:3:1Jer.16.3.W1TAB
כִּי־כֹ֣ה
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
- phraseyour reading level
KI-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ba-NIM ve-al-ha-ba-NOT ha-yil-lo-DIM ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- sentence
KI-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ba-NIM ve-al-ha-ba-NOT ha-yil-lo-DIM ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE ve-al-i-mo-TAM ha-yol-de-VOT o-TAM ve-al-a-vo-TAM ha-mo-li-DIM o-TAM ba-A-rets ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ coupled with the demonstrative adverb koh {כֹה | kōh}, forming the prophetic declaration formula.
In context — Jeremiah 16:3
For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and the daughters who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bear them, and concerning their fathers who beget them in this land .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 16:3, so the Hebrew word כִּי־כֹ֣ה (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 Jer.16.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.3.W1.S1) and character.