Hebrew

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Etymology

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From כְּ־ (k'-, like, as) +‎ מוֹ (mo, what, alteration of מָה). Compare Arabic كَمَا (kamā), Ge'ez ክመ (kəmä).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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כְּמוֹ (k'mó)

  1. like, as
    כמו שאמרתי, אני אוהב לעזור לך.
    k'mó she'amárti, aní ohév la'azór l'khá.
    k'mó she'amárti, aní ohév la'azór lákh.
    As I said, I love to help you.
    • Exodus 15:8:
      וּבְרוּחַ אַפֶּיךָ נֶעֶרְמוּ מַיִם נִצְּבוּ כְמוֹ־נֵד נֹזְלִים קָפְאוּ תְהֹמֹת בְּלֶב־יָם׃
      uv'rúakh apékha ne'er'mú máyim nits'vú k'mó-néd noz'lím kaf'ú t'homót b'lév-yám.
      And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, [and] the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.[1]
    • גבורות
      מִי כָמוֹךָ בַּעַל גְּבוּרוֹת וּמִי דוֹמֶה לָּךְ מֶלֶךְ מֵמִית וּמְחַיֶּה וּמַצְמִיחַ יְשׁוּעָה
      khamókha bá'al g'vurót umí dóme lákh mélekh memít um'khayé umatsmíakh y'shu'á
      Who is like You, O Master of mighty deeds, and who is comparable to You, O King Who causes death and restores life and makes salvation sprout!

Inflection

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Inflection table
Base form כְּמוֹ (k'mó)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f m f
1st person כָּמוֹנִי / כָּמֹנִי (kamóni) כָּמוֹנוּ / כָּמֹנוּ (kamónu)
2nd person כָּמוֹךָ / כָּמֹךָ (kamókha) כָּמוֹךְ / כָּמֹךְ (kamókh) כְּמוֹכֶם / כְּמֹכֶם (k'mokhém) כְּמוֹכֶן / כְּמֹכֶן (k'mokhén)
3rd person כָּמוֹהוּ / כָּמֹהוּ (kamóhu) כָּמוֹהָ / כָּמֹהָ (kamóha) כְּמוֹהֶם / כְּמֹהֶם (k'mohém) כְּמוֹהֶן / כְּמֹהֶן (k'mohén)

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