Jeremiah 17:19:1Jer.17.19.W1TAB
כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר
koamar
“thus said”
- Transliteration
- ko-a-MAR
- Extended
- koh-aa-MAHR
- IPA
- /koː.ʔaˈmaːr/
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
ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LOKH ve-a-mad-TA be-SHA-ar be-NE-eem ha-AM a-SHER ya-VO-u VO mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ye-tsE-U VO
- sentence
ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI ha-LOKH ve-a-mad-TA be-SHA-ar be-NE-eem ha-AM a-SHER ya-VO-u VO mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ye-tsE-U VO u-ve-KHOL sha-a-REI ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prophetic formula koh-amar {כֹּה־אָמַר | kô-’eh-’ā-mar} ‘thus said,’ introducing direct divine speech.
Root and etymology
א־מ־ר
“to speak”
In context — Jeremiah 17:19
Thus the LORD said to me, “Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, the one by which the kings of Judah enter and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 17:19, so the Hebrew word כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר (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.17.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.19.W1.S1) and character.