כמו

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Preposition

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. Like 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!

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