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Joshua 22:16

“Thus saith the whole congregation of the Lord, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the Lord, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord?” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

כֹּהkôh · ko
H3541 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
Derivation: from the prefix k and H1931 (הוּא);
KJV renderings: also, here, + hitherto, like, on the other side, so (and much), such, on that manner, (on) this (manner, side, way, way and that way), + mean while, yonder.
Grammar: כֹּ֣ה — adverb
Code HD
Usage: Occurs 577 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 15:5 Genesis 22:5 Genesis 24:30 Genesis 31:8 Genesis 31:8

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 כֹּה here.

Verse 15 Verse 17

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.