Jeremiah 19:15:1Jer.19.15.W1TAB
כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר
koamar
“thus said”
- Transliteration
- ko-A-MAR
- Extended
- koh-aa-MAR
- IPA
- /koː.ʔaːˈmar/
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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Word in context
- word
ko-A-MAR
- clause
ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE me-VI me-VI el-ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-al-kol-a-RE-ha ET kol-ha-ra-A a-SHER di-BAR-ti a-LE-ha
- sentence
ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE me-VI me-VI el-ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-al-kol-a-RE-ha ET kol-ha-ra-A a-SHER di-BAR-ti a-LE-ha KI hik-SHU et-ar-PAHM le-vil-TI she-MO-a et-de-va-RAI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prophetic formula koh amar {כֹּה־אָמַר | kōʾāmar} ‘thus says,’ introducing divine speech.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-r
“to speak”
In context — Jeremiah 19:15
Thus says the LORD of hosts , the God of Israel : Behold, I am bringing upon this city and upon all its towns all the disaster that I have spoken against her, because they have hardened their neck so as not to listen to My words.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 19:15, so the Hebrew word כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר (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.19.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.15.W1.S1) and character.