Job 13:23:1Job.13.23.W1TAB
כַּמָּ֣ה
kamma
“how many”
- Transliteration
- KAM-ma
- Extended
- KAHM-mah
- IPA
- /ˈkam.maː/
Meaning by language
- English
- how many
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KAM-ma
- clause
KAM-ma LI a-vo-NOT ve-kha-TA-ot
- sentence
KAM-ma LI a-vo-NOT ve-kha-TA-ot pish-EI ve-kha-ta-TI ho-di-E-ni
Exegesis
The verse opens with the interrogative kammah {כַּמָּה | kammâ} ‘how many,’ framing the line as a demand for a reckoning rather than a general lament.
Root and etymology
“wisdom, skill”
In context — Job 13:23
How many iniquities and sins are mine? Make known to me my transgression and my sin .
About this coordinate
Job 13:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 13:23, so the Hebrew word כַּמָּ֣ה (kamma) 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 Job.13.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.13.23.W1.S1) and character.