Numbers 23:5:9Num.23.5.W9TAB
וְכֹ֥ה
vekoh
“and thus”
- Transliteration
- ve-KOH
- Extended
- veh-KOH
- IPA
- /vəˈkoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and thus
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KOH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KOH te-da-BER
- clause
va-yo-MER SHUV el-ba-LAK ve-KOH te-da-BER
- sentence
va-YA-sem Ye-ho-VAH da-VAR be-FI vil-AM va-yo-MER SHUV el-ba-LAK ve-KOH te-da-BER
Exegesis
The imperative shuv {שׁוּב | šûḇ} ‘Return’ issues a divine command, and the formulaic veko tedabber {וְכֹה תְדַבֵּר | wə-ḵô təḏabber} ‘and thus you shall speak’ marks prophetic transmission. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew word order and divine speech structure while conveying the prophetic directive.
In context — Numbers 23:5
Then the LORD put a word in the mouth of Balaam, and He said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 23:5, so the Hebrew word וְכֹ֥ה (vekoh) 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 Num.23.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.5.W9.S1) and character.