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Hebrew · H3644

כְּמוֹ

As , thus , so

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כְּמוֹH3644
Pronunciationkĕmwō

What does כְּמוֹ (kĕmwō) mean in the Bible?

כְּמוֹ (kĕmwō): Comparison particle marking similitude and proportion; establishes equivalence between things of different natures.

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Questions this entry answers

What does כְּמוֹ (kĕmwō) mean in the Bible?

כְּמוֹ (kĕmwō): Comparison particle marking similitude and proportion; establishes equivalence between things of different natures.

How does the BSB render H3644?

The BSB source-word alignment has 143 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include like (26), as (11), like you (11), . . . (9), like me (9).

Where does כְּמוֹ (kĕmwō) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 19:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (28), Job (18), Exodus (13), Isaiah (10).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
like26×Exodus 15:5, Exodus 15:8, Nehemiah 9:11, Job 14:9
as11×Job 6:15, Job 19:22, Job 28:5, Job 41:24
like you11×Deuteronomy 18:18, 2 Samuel 7:22, 1 Kings 3:12, 1 Kings 8:23
. . .9×Exodus 9:18, Exodus 10:14, Judges 8:18, Judges 9:48
like me9×Genesis 44:15, Exodus 9:14, Deuteronomy 18:15, 2 Samuel 9:8
like him7×1 Samuel 10:24, 2 Kings 18:5, 2 Kings 23:25, Nehemiah 13:26
is like You6×Exodus 15:11, Deuteronomy 33:29, Psalms 35:10, Psalms 71:19
like it4×Exodus 9:24, Exodus 30:33, 1 Samuel 21:9, Jeremiah 30:7
-3×Deuteronomy 4:32, 2 Kings 23:25, Proverbs 23:7
as you [are]3×1 Kings 22:4, 2 Kings 3:7, 2 Chronicles 18:3
I [am]3×1 Kings 22:4, 2 Kings 3:7, 2 Chronicles 18:3
as yourself2×Leviticus 19:18, Leviticus 19:34
is like Me2×Jeremiah 49:19, Jeremiah 50:44
like them2×Psalms 115:8, Psalms 135:18
[an outcry]1×Exodus 11:6
[be heard]1×Exodus 11:6
[you are] worth1×2 Samuel 18:3
according [to]1×Zechariah 5:3
and according to1×Zechariah 5:3
anything like it1×Exodus 30:32
are like1×Song Of Solomon 7:1
as I do today1×Isaiah 38:19
as if1×Isaiah 41:25
as though ready1×Habakkuk 3:14
as we [have]1×Deuteronomy 5:26
As when1×Psalms 141:7
as with1×Zechariah 9:15
as you1×Genesis 41:39
as you do1×Deuteronomy 5:14
At1×Genesis 19:15
but1×Isaiah 26:18
Chimham1×Jeremiah 41:17
Even so1×Ezekiel 16:57
in1×Lamentations 4:6
in comparison1×Haggai 2:3
is like1×Job 10:22
is your equal1×1 Samuel 26:15
just like you1×Psalms 50:21
like [gnats]1×Isaiah 51:6
like glowing embers1×Psalms 102:3
like His1×Job 40:9
like it,1×Deuteronomy 7:26
like theirs1×Numbers 23:10
like us1×Genesis 34:15
like yourself1×Job 35:8
Men like you1×Judges 8:18
one like me1×Nehemiah 6:11
or1×Psalms 58:9
So like1×Hosea 13:7
something like1×Exodus 30:38
such1×2 Chronicles 35:18
such as1×Joel 2:2
such things1×Job 12:3
this way1×Psalms 73:15
with1×Psalms 90:9
you are equal to1×Genesis 44:18
your equal1×1 Kings 3:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 19:15וּכְמוֹ֙toAtConjunctive waw | PrepositionGenesis 34:15כָמֹ֔נוּtolike usPreposition | first person common pluralGenesis 41:39כָּמֽוֹךָ׃toas youPreposition | second person masculine singularGenesis 44:15כָּמֹֽנִי׃tolike mePreposition | first person common singularGenesis 44:18כָמ֖וֹךָtoyou are equal toPreposition | second person masculine singularExodus 9:14כָּמֹ֖נִיtolike MePreposition | first person common singularExodus 9:18כָמֹ֙הוּ֙to. . .Preposition | third person masculine singularExodus 9:24כָמֹ֙הוּ֙tolike itPreposition | third person masculine singularExodus 10:14כָּמֹ֔הוּto. . .Preposition | third person masculine singularExodus 11:6כָּמֹ֙הוּ֙to[an outcry]Preposition | third person masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 19:15
Aligned rows143
Books represented27
Genesis5Exodus13Leviticus2Numbers1Deuteronomy7Judges31 Samuel32 Samuel31 Kings72 Kings51 Chronicles12 Chronicles4Nehemiah4Job18Psalms28Proverbs1Song Of Solomon2Isaiah10Jeremiah9Lamentations2Ezekiel2Hosea3Joel1Micah1Habakkuk1Haggai1Zechariah6
Source forms
כְּמוֹ־27xkə·mōw-Exodus 15:5, Nehemiah 9:11, Job 10:22, Job 12:3
כְמוֹ־9xḵə·mōw-Exodus 15:8, Job 6:15, Job 19:22, Job 40:17
כְּמ֣וֹ8xkə·mōwJob 38:14, Psalms 29:6, Psalms 58:7, Psalms 58:8
כְּמ֤וֹ4xkə·mōwPsalms 63:5, Psalms 88:5, Psalms 141:7, Isaiah 26:17
כָּמֹ֙הוּ֙3xkā·mō·hūExodus 11:6, 2 Chronicles 35:18, Job 1:8
כָּמֹ֑הוּ3xkā·mō·hūExodus 30:32, Deuteronomy 7:26, Jeremiah 30:7
כָּמֹֽהוּ׃3xkā·mō·hūNumbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 4:32, 2 Kings 23:25
כְּמ֥וֹ3xkə·mōwJob 10:22, Psalms 92:7, Zechariah 10:8
Parsing patterns
Preposition56xExodus 15:5, Exodus 15:8, Nehemiah 9:11, Job 6:15
Preposition | second person masculine singular31xGenesis 41:39, Genesis 44:18, Exodus 15:11, Leviticus 19:18
Preposition | third person masculine singular22xExodus 9:18, Exodus 9:24, Exodus 10:14, Exodus 11:6
Preposition | first person common singular17xGenesis 44:15, Exodus 9:14, Deuteronomy 18:15, Judges 9:48
Preposition | first person common plural4xGenesis 34:15, Deuteronomy 5:26, 2 Samuel 18:3, Isaiah 14:10
Preposition | third person feminine singular4xExodus 30:38, 1 Samuel 21:9, Zechariah 5:3
Preposition | third person masculine plural3xJudges 8:18, Psalms 115:8, Psalms 135:18
Conjunctive waw | Preposition2xGenesis 19:15, Isaiah 41:25
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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