What does כְּמוֹ (kĕmwō) mean in the Bible?
כְּמוֹ (kĕmwō): Comparison particle marking similitude and proportion; establishes equivalence between things of different natures.
Hebrew · H3644
כְּמוֹ
As , thus , so
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כְּמוֹ H3644
Pronunciation kĕmwō
What does כְּמוֹ (kĕmwō) mean in the Bible?
כְּמוֹ (kĕmwō): Comparison particle marking similitude and proportion; establishes equivalence between things of different natures.
Full entry for כְּמוֹ (H3644) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
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 like 26× Exodus 15:5, Exodus 15:8, Nehemiah 9:11, Job 14:9
as 11× Job 6:15, Job 19:22, Job 28:5, Job 41:24
like you 11× 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 me 9× Genesis 44:15, Exodus 9:14, Deuteronomy 18:15, 2 Samuel 9:8
like him 7× 1 Samuel 10:24, 2 Kings 18:5, 2 Kings 23:25, Nehemiah 13:26
is like You 6× Exodus 15:11, Deuteronomy 33:29, Psalms 35:10, Psalms 71:19
like it 4× 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 yourself 2× Leviticus 19:18, Leviticus 19:34
is like Me 2× Jeremiah 49:19, Jeremiah 50:44
like them 2× Psalms 115:8, Psalms 135:18
[an outcry] 1× Exodus 11:6
[be heard] 1× Exodus 11:6
[you are] worth 1× 2 Samuel 18:3
according [to] 1× Zechariah 5:3
and according to 1× Zechariah 5:3
anything like it 1× Exodus 30:32
are like 1× Song Of Solomon 7:1
as I do today 1× Isaiah 38:19
as if 1× Isaiah 41:25
as though ready 1× Habakkuk 3:14
as we [have] 1× Deuteronomy 5:26
As when 1× Psalms 141:7
as with 1× Zechariah 9:15
as you 1× Genesis 41:39
as you do 1× Deuteronomy 5:14
At 1× Genesis 19:15
but 1× Isaiah 26:18
Chimham 1× Jeremiah 41:17
Even so 1× Ezekiel 16:57
in 1× Lamentations 4:6
in comparison 1× Haggai 2:3
is like 1× Job 10:22
is your equal 1× 1 Samuel 26:15
just like you 1× Psalms 50:21
like [gnats] 1× Isaiah 51:6
like glowing embers 1× Psalms 102:3
like His 1× Job 40:9
like it, 1× Deuteronomy 7:26
like theirs 1× Numbers 23:10
like us 1× Genesis 34:15
like yourself 1× Job 35:8
Men like you 1× Judges 8:18
one like me 1× Nehemiah 6:11
or 1× Psalms 58:9
So like 1× Hosea 13:7
something like 1× Exodus 30:38
such 1× 2 Chronicles 35:18
such as 1× Joel 2:2
such things 1× Job 12:3
this way 1× Psalms 73:15
with 1× Psalms 90:9
you are equal to 1× Genesis 44:18
your equal 1× 1 Kings 3:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 19:15 וּכְמוֹ֙ to At Conjunctive waw | Preposition Genesis 34:15 כָמֹ֔נוּ to like us Preposition | first person common plural Genesis 41:39 כָּמֽוֹךָ׃ to as you Preposition | second person masculine singular Genesis 44:15 כָּמֹֽנִי׃ to like me Preposition | first person common singular Genesis 44:18 כָמ֖וֹךָ to you are equal to Preposition | second person masculine singular Exodus 9:14 כָּמֹ֖נִי to like Me Preposition | first person common singular Exodus 9:18 כָמֹ֙הוּ֙ to . . . Preposition | third person masculine singular Exodus 9:24 כָמֹ֙הוּ֙ to like it Preposition | third person masculine singular Exodus 10:14 כָּמֹ֔הוּ to . . . Preposition | third person masculine singular Exodus 11:6 כָּמֹ֙הוּ֙ to [an outcry] Preposition | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 19:15
Aligned rows 143
Books represented 27
Genesis 5 Exodus 13 Leviticus 2 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 7 Judges 3 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 7 2 Kings 5 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 4 Nehemiah 4 Job 18 Psalms 28 Proverbs 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 10 Jeremiah 9 Lamentations 2 Ezekiel 2 Hosea 3 Joel 1 Micah 1 Habakkuk 1 Haggai 1 Zechariah 6
Source forms
כְּמוֹ־ 27x kə·mōw- Exodus 15:5, Nehemiah 9:11, Job 10:22, Job 12:3
כְמוֹ־ 9x ḵə·mōw- Exodus 15:8, Job 6:15, Job 19:22, Job 40:17
כְּמ֣וֹ 8x kə·mōw Job 38:14, Psalms 29:6, Psalms 58:7, Psalms 58:8
כְּמ֤וֹ 4x kə·mōw Psalms 63:5, Psalms 88:5, Psalms 141:7, Isaiah 26:17
כָּמֹ֙הוּ֙ 3x kā·mō·hū Exodus 11:6, 2 Chronicles 35:18, Job 1:8
כָּמֹ֑הוּ 3x kā·mō·hū Exodus 30:32, Deuteronomy 7:26, Jeremiah 30:7
כָּמֹֽהוּ׃ 3x kā·mō·hū Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 4:32, 2 Kings 23:25
כְּמ֥וֹ 3x kə·mōw Job 10:22, Psalms 92:7, Zechariah 10:8
Parsing patterns
Preposition 56x Exodus 15:5, Exodus 15:8, Nehemiah 9:11, Job 6:15
Preposition | second person masculine singular 31x Genesis 41:39, Genesis 44:18, Exodus 15:11, Leviticus 19:18
Preposition | third person masculine singular 22x Exodus 9:18, Exodus 9:24, Exodus 10:14, Exodus 11:6
Preposition | first person common singular 17x Genesis 44:15, Exodus 9:14, Deuteronomy 18:15, Judges 9:48
Preposition | first person common plural 4x Genesis 34:15, Deuteronomy 5:26, 2 Samuel 18:3, Isaiah 14:10
Preposition | third person feminine singular 4x Exodus 30:38, 1 Samuel 21:9, Zechariah 5:3
Preposition | third person masculine plural 3x Judges 8:18, Psalms 115:8, Psalms 135:18
Conjunctive waw | Preposition 2x Genesis 19:15, Isaiah 41:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Comparison particle marking similitude and proportion; establishes equivalence between things of different natures.
Source Gloss
as , thus , so
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Comparison particle marking similitude and proportion; establishes equivalence between things of different natures.
as, thus, so BDB: like Usage: according to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain