1 Chronicles 21:18:71 Chr.21.18.W7TAB
כִּ֣י
ki
“that or for”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that or for
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
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KI
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KI ya-a-LE da-VID
- clause
KI ya-a-LE da-VID le-ha-KIM miz-BE-akh la-ye-ho-VAH be-GO-ren or-NAN ha-ye-vu-SI
- sentence
u-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH a-MAR el-GAD le-MOR le-da-VID KI ya-a-LE da-VID le-ha-KIM miz-BE-akh la-ye-ho-VAH be-GO-ren or-NAN ha-ye-vu-SI
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the content of what must be said, and yaaleh {יַעֲלֶה | yaʿăleh} functions with jussive force to express obligation (“he should go up”).
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:18
And the angel of the LORD said to Gad, to say to David, that David should go up and raise an altar to the LORD in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 21:18, so the Hebrew word כִּ֣י (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.21.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.18.W7.S1) and character.