Original Language Studio
Ezra 5:11
“And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H3660 · Aramaic
- Definition
- so or thus
- Derivation
- (Aramaic) corresponding to H3644 (כְּמוֹ);
- KJV renderings
- so, (in) this manner (sort), thus.
- Grammar
- וּ — conjunction
- כְנֵ֥מָא — adverb
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כְּנֵמָא here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.