Jeremiah 22:6:1Jer.22.6.W1TAB
כִּֽי־כֹ֣ה
kikho
“for thus”
- Transliteration
- ki-KHO
- Extended
- kih-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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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-BET ME-lekh ye-hu-DA gil-AD a-TA LI ROSH hal-le-va-NON
- sentence
ki-KHO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH al-BET ME-lekh ye-hu-DA gil-AD a-TA LI ROSH hal-le-va-NON im-LO a-shit-KHA mid-BAR a-RIM LO no-she-VA no-sha-VU
Exegesis
The pronouncement formula ko ʾāmar YHWH {כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה | kō ʾāmar Yəhôwāh} introduces a divine oracle.
In context — Jeremiah 22:6
For thus says the LORD concerning the house of the king of Judah: "You are to Me like Gilead, the summit of Lebanon; yet I will make you a wilderness, cities not inhabited."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 22:6, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־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.22.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.6.W1.S1) and character.