Proverbs 1:27:2Prov.1.27.W2TAB

כשאוה

keshoa

like devastation

Transliteration
ke-sho-A
Extended
keh-shoh-AA
IPA
/kəʃoˈʔaː/

Meaning by language

English
like devastation

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
כשא + ו + ה
ke + sho + a
keshoa

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ke-sho-A

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-BO ke-sho-A ke-sho-A PA-khe-de-khem

  3. clause

    be-BO ke-sho-A ke-sho-A PA-khe-de-khem ve-ED-khem ke-su-FA ye-e-TE

  4. sentence

    be-BO ke-sho-A ke-sho-A PA-khe-de-khem ve-ED-khem ke-su-FA ye-e-TE be-BO a-LE-khem tsa-RA ve-tsu-KA

In contextProverbs 1:27

When your terror comes like a storm, and your disaster comes like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble come upon you.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 1:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 1:27, so the Hebrew word כשאוה (keshoa) 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 Prov.1.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.27.W2.S1) and character.