Strong's Lexicon
kemo or kamo: like, as, according to
Original Word:כְּמוֹ
Part of Speech:adverb; conjunction; substantive; conjunction
Transliteration:kmow
Pronunciation:keh-mo or kah-mo
Phonetic Spelling:(kem-o')
Definition:like, as, according to
Meaning:thus, so
Word Origin:Derived from the root כְּ (ke), meaning "like" or "as."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "kemo" is ὡς (hōs), Strong's Greek #5613, which also means "like" or "as."
Usage:The Hebrew word "kemo" or "kamo" is a preposition used to draw comparisons or analogies. It is often translated as "like" or "as" in English. This word is used to express similarity, equivalence, or comparison between two entities or concepts. It is a common linguistic tool in Hebrew poetry and prose, providing vivid imagery and deeper understanding through analogy.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Hebrew culture, similes and metaphors were essential for communication, especially in poetry and wisdom literature. The use of "kemo" or "kamo" allowed speakers and writers to convey complex ideas and emotions succinctly and powerfully. This linguistic feature reflects the Hebrew mindset, which often sought to understand the world through relationships and comparisons.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina pleonastic form of a preposition prefix
Definitionlike, as, when
NASB Translationalike (1), comparison (1), if (1), like (84), likewise (1), so (1), such (4), such* (1), thus (1), when (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
and
(literallythe like of what (namely) . . ., a pleonastic form of (see ), and, like it, properly a : compare AramaiclikePsalm 78:68 Levy, usuallylike as;
(i.e.
)like what, like, usually followed by
like as; Samaritan
; Arabic
Ethiopic
kama, like as, Di Gr§ 63 a SabeanZMG 1883, 394) — used
(56 t.) as an independent word (exceptGenesis 19:15;Nehemiah 9:11, only in poetry);
before suffixes, always before light ones, and occasionally before heavy ones (see at the beginning): —
adverb, as poetic synonym of ,like, as,Exodus 15:5 they went downlike a stone (hence in proseNehemiah 9:11),Nehemiah 9:8 (Psalm 78:13),Isaiah 30:22;Isaiah 51:6 (see ),Isaiah 26:17 (see (2), on the construct: soIsaiah 41:25;Psalm 58:5,8a,9),Isaiah 26:18 we have brought forththe like of, as it were, wind,Jeremiah 13:21;Jeremiah 15:18;Jeremiah 50:26;Ezekiel 16:57 ( asat the time of: seeNote),Hosea 7:4;Hosea 8:12;Hosea 13:7;Habakkuk 3:14 (as it were),Zechariah 9:15;Zechariah 10:2,7 (aswith wine: see ib.) Elsewhere chiefly in Psalms (19 t.) and Job (11 t.), asPsalm 29:6;Psalm 61:7;Psalm 63:6;Psalm 78:69;Psalm 79:5;Psalm 88:6;Psalm 90:9;Job 6:15;Job 10:22 (twice in verse);Job 12:3the like of these things,Job 14:9;Songs 6:10;Songs 7:2;Lamentations 4:6 (in prose ). Repeated, like ,Psalm 58:10; and answered byIsaiah 26:17. —Psalm 58:8b ,as it were is against usage of (with a verb), and yields a lame sense: read perhaps [] (Lag Che);Psalm 73:15 if I said, , the text is untranslateable, the renderingthus for being indefensible: probably has dropped out before the following forthe like of these things, compareJob 23:14 , andJob 12:3 above
= :(a) of time, once,Genesis 19:15when the dawn arose; () of mode,according as,Zechariah 10:8Proverbs 23:7 (answered by ). — For
(before suffixes), see .
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
according to, such as it were, well as, in comparison of, like as, to, unto, thus,
Or kamow {kaw-mo'}; a form of the prefix "k-", but used separately (compareken); as, thus, so -- according to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.
see HEBREWken
Forms and Transliterations
וְכָמֹהוּ֩ וּכְמ֥וֹ וּכְמוֹ֙ וכמהו וכמו כְּ֭מוֹהֶם כְּֽמוֹ־ כְּֽמוֹכֶ֗ם כְּמ֖וֹ כְּמ֗וֹ כְּמ֣וֹ כְּמ֤וֹ כְּמ֥וֹ כְּמוֹ־ כְמ֑וֹ כְמוֹ־ כְמוֹהֶ֔ם כָ֫מ֥וֹךָ כָּמ֑וֹךָ כָּמ֔וֹךָ כָּמ֖וֹהָ כָּמ֖וֹךָ כָּמ֗וֹךָ כָּמ֙וֹךָ֙ כָּמ֙וֹנִי֙ כָּמ֣וֹהָ כָּמ֣וֹךָ כָּמ֣וֹנִי כָּמ֤וֹנִי כָּמ֥וֹהָ כָּמ֥וֹךָ כָּמ֧וֹנִי כָּמֹ֑הוּ כָּמֹ֔הוּ כָּמֹ֔נִי כָּמֹ֖הוּ כָּמֹ֖כָה כָּמֹ֖נִי כָּמֹ֖נוּ כָּמֹ֗הוּ כָּמֹ֙הוּ֙ כָּמֹ֜הוּ כָּמֹ֣נִי כָּמֹ֥הוּ כָּמֹֽהוּ׃ כָּמֹֽנִי׃ כָּמֽ֑וֹךָ׃ כָּמֽוֹךָ׃ כָּמֽוֹנִי׃ כָּמוֹךָ֒ כָֽמ֖וֹךָ כָמ֑וֹךָ כָמ֖וֹהָ כָמ֖וֹךָ כָמ֖וֹנוּ כָמ֗וֹךָ כָמ֙וֹךָ֙ כָמ֙וֹנִי֙ כָמ֛וֹךָ כָמ֛וֹנִי כָמ֣וֹנִי כָמ֥וֹךָ כָמֹ֔נוּ כָמֹ֖הוּ כָמֹ֖נוּ כָמֹ֗הוּ כָמֹ֙הוּ֙ כָמֹ֛הוּ כָמֹ֣הוּ כָמֹ֤כָה כָמֽוֹךָ׃ כָמֽוֹנִי׃ כמהו כמהו׃ כמו כמו־ כמוה כמוהם כמוך כמוך׃ כמוכם כמונו כמוני כמוני׃ כמכה כמנו כמני כמני׃ chaMocha chaMochah chaMoha chaMohu chaMoni chaMonu cheMo chemoHem chemov kā·mō·hū ḵā·mō·hū kā·mō·ḵāh ḵā·mō·ḵāh kā·mō·nî kā·mō·nū ḵā·mō·nū kā·mō·w·hā ḵā·mō·w·hā kā·mō·w·ḵā ḵā·mō·w·ḵā kā·mō·w·nî ḵā·mō·w·nî ḵā·mō·w·nū kaMocha kaMochah kaMoha kaMohu kāmōhū ḵāmōhū kāmōḵāh ḵāmōḵāh kaMoni kāmōnî kaMonu kāmōnū ḵāmōnū kāmōwhā ḵāmōwhā kāmōwḵā ḵāmōwḵā kāmōwnî ḵāmōwnî ḵāmōwnū kə·mō·w·hem ḵə·mō·w·hem kə·mō·w·ḵem kə·mōw ḵə·mōw kə·mōw- ḵə·mōw- keMo kemoChem Kemohem kemov kəmōw ḵəmōw kəmōw- ḵəmōw- kəmōwhem ḵəmōwhem kəmōwḵem ū·ḵə·mōw ucheMo ūḵəmōw vechamoHu wə·ḵā·mō·hū wəḵāmōhū
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