H3644

כְּמוֹ

kᵉmôw · kem-o'

a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, so

Lexicon

Derivation: or כָּמוֹ; (compare H3651 (כֵּן));

a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, so

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: according to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.

Letters

Kaf

Mem

Vav

כKaf20
Picture: open palm
Concrete
palm · open hand · sole of the foot
Extended
to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
מMem40
Picture: waves of water
Concrete
water · sea · blood · liquid
Extended
chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
Concrete
nail · peg · hook
Extended
to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

the open hand that covers › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to fasten and establish

The open hand that covers of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to fasten and establish.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כְּמוֹ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.

Usage

143 occurrences · 143 OT · 0 NT · 73 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

like3 · 15%
and when1 · 5%
such as hath not been1 · 5%
as1 · 5%
as thyself1 · 5%
as thou1 · 5%
as i1 · 5%
for us: but now thou art worth1 · 5%
i am as thou1 · 5%
should such1 · 5%
to you: yea, who knoweth not such things1 · 5%
thus1 · 5%
we have as it were1 · 5%
in like1 · 5%
and they shall be like1 · 5%
in comparison1 · 5%
as on this side according1 · 5%
as on that side according1 · 5%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

כְּמוֹ־27כְמוֹ־9כְּמ֣וֹ8כְּמ֤וֹ4כָּמֹֽהוּ׃3כְּמ֥וֹ3כָּמֽוֹךָ׃3כָּמ֣וֹךָ3כָּמֹ֙הוּ֙3כָּמֹ֑הוּ3כָמ֛וֹךָ2כָּמ֑וֹךָ2

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.