1 Kings 17:24:71 Kgs.17.24.W7TAB
כִּ֛י
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
- clause
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA el-e-li-YA-hu a-TA ZE ya-DA-ti KI ISH e-lo-HIM a-TA
- sentence
va-TO-mer ha-i-SHA el-e-li-YA-hu a-TA ZE ya-DA-ti KI ISH e-lo-HIM a-TA u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH be-FI-kha e-MET
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces a verbless nominal clause with predicate nominative ish elohim {אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים | ’îš ᾿ĕ-lō-hîm}, expressing identity without an explicit copula.
In context — 1 Kings 17:24
And the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God , and the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 17:24, 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 Kgs.17.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.24.W7.S1) and character.