1 Chronicles 15:2:101 Chr.15.2.W10TAB
כִּי־בָ֣ם
kivam
“for in them”
- Transliteration
- ki-VAM
- Extended
- kee-VAAM
- IPA
- /kiːˈvaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for in them
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ki-VAM
- phraseyour reading level
ki-VAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ki-VAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH la-SET et-a-RON Ye-ho-VAH u-le-shar-TO ad-o-LAM
- sentence
AZ a-MAR da-VID LO la-SET et-a-RON ha-e-lo-HIM KI im-ha-le-vi-YIM ki-VAM ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH la-SET et-a-RON Ye-ho-VAH u-le-shar-TO ad-o-LAM
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ signals divine rationale, with bam {בָּם | bām} ‘in them’ and bachar {בָּחַר | bāḥar} ‘he chose’ highlighting election.
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:2
Then David said, “The ark of God must not be carried by anyone except the Levites, because the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to serve Him forever.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Chronicles 15:2, so the Hebrew word כִּי־בָ֣ם (kivam) 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.15.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.2.W10.S1) and character.