כֹ֣ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 כֹ֣ה

   KHO

   thus
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָֽמַר־יְ֠הוָה

   KI KHO a-MAR-ye-ho-VAH

   for thus said the LORD
3. clause🔊 כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָֽמַר־יְ֠הוָה אֶל־שַׁלֻּ֨ם בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֜הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ תַּ֚חַת יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ אָבִ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָצָ֖א מִן־הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה

   KI KHO a-MAR-ye-ho-VAH el-sha-LUM ben-yo-shi-YA-hu ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-mo-LEKH TA-khat yo-shi-YA-hu a-VIV a-SHER ya-TSA min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE

   for thus said the LORD to Shallum son of Josiah king of Judah who reigns instead of Josiah his father who went out from the place this
4. sentence🔊 כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָֽמַר־יְ֠הוָה אֶל־שַׁלֻּ֨ם בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֜הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ תַּ֚חַת יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ אָבִ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָצָ֖א מִן־הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה לֹֽא־יָשׁ֥וּב שָׁ֖ם עֽוֹד׃

   KI KHO a-MAR-ye-ho-VAH el-sha-LUM ben-yo-shi-YA-hu ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-mo-LEKH TA-khat yo-shi-YA-hu a-VIV a-SHER ya-TSA min-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE lo-ya-SHUV SHAM OD

   for thus said the LORD to Shallum son of Josiah king of Judah who reigns instead of Josiah his father who went out from the place this he will not return there again or any more

Exegesis

The formula kho amar YHWH {כֹּה אָמַר־יְהוָה | kō ʾā-mar-ye-ho-wāh} “thus says the LORD” asserts divine authority.

Root and etymology

b-k-h🔊 ב־כ־ה

“to weep, lament”