Jeremiah 22:3:1Jer.22.3.W1TAB
כֹּ֣ה
ko
“thus”
- Transliteration
- KO
- Extended
- KOH
- IPA
- /ˈkoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- thus
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
KO
- phraseyour reading level
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH a-SU mish-PA-t u-tse-da-KA ve-ha-TSI-lu ga-ZUL mi-YAD a-SHOK
- sentence
KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH a-SU mish-PA-t u-tse-da-KA ve-ha-TSI-lu ga-ZUL mi-YAD a-SHOK ve-GER ya-TOM ve-al-ma-NA al-TO-nu al-ta-khMO-su ve-DAM na-KI al-tish-pe-KHU ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prophetic formula koh {כֹּ֣ה | kō} amar {אָמַ֣ר | ʾā-mar}, marking direct speech from the LORD.
Root and etymology
b-k-h
“to weep, lament”
In context — Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says the LORD : "Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the hand of the oppressor. Do not oppress or do violence to the sojourner, the orphan , or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 22:3, so the Hebrew word כֹּ֣ה (ko) 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.22.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.3.W1.S1) and character.