1 Chronicles 15:13:11 Chr.15.13.W1TAB

כִּ֛י

ki

for or because

Transliteration
KI
Extended
KEE
IPA
/ˈkiː/

Meaning by language

English
for or because

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    KI

  2. clause

    KI le-mab-ba-ri-sho-NA LO a-TEM

  3. sentence

    KI le-mab-ba-ri-sho-NA LO a-TEM pa-RATS ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-nu BA-nu KI-LO de-rash-nu-HU kham-mish-PAT

Exegesis

The verse opens with the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’, signaling a causal relationship.

Root and etymology

כ־ו־ן

to prepare, establish

In context1 Chronicles 15:13

For when you did not do it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, because we did not inquire of Him according to the ordinance .

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 15:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 15:13, so the Hebrew word כִּ֛י (ki) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.15.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.13.W1.S1) and character.