כמו

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kmo/, /keˈmo/

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• Rhymes: -o

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.

   • גבורות

     מִי כָמוֹךָ בַּעַל גְּבוּרוֹת וּמִי דוֹמֶה לָּךְ מֶלֶךְ מֵמִית וּמְחַיֶּה וּמַצְמִיחַ יְשׁוּעָה

     mí 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

Inflection table

Non-personal-pronoun-including form				כְּמוֹ (k'mó)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
First person	כָּמוֹנִי / כָּמֹנִי (kamóni)		כָּמוֹנוּ / כָּמֹנוּ (kamónu)
Second person	כָּמוֹךָ / כָּמֹךָ (kamókha)	כָּמוֹךְ / כָּמֹךְ (kamókh)	כְּמוֹכֶם / כְּמֹכֶם (k'mokhém)	כְּמוֹכֶן / כְּמֹכֶן (k'mokhén)
Third person	כָּמוֹהוּ / כָּמֹהוּ (kamóhu)	כָּמוֹהָ / כָּמֹהָ (kamóha)	כְּמוֹהֶם / כְּמֹהֶם (k'mohém)	כְּמוֹהֶן / כְּמֹהֶן (k'mohén)

Synonyms

• כְּ־ (k'-)
• כְּמוֹת (k'mót)