וְכִֽי־שִׂ֛יג

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְכִֽי־שִׂ֛יג

   ve-khi-SIG

   and for he has withdrawn
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּ֣י שִׂ֧יחַ וְכִֽי־שִׂ֛יג

   KI SI-akh ve-khi-SIG

   for musing or in thought and for he has withdrawn
3. clause🔊 וַיְהִ֨י בַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִם וַיְהַתֵּ֧ל בָּהֶ֣ם אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ קִרְא֤וּ בְקוֹל־גָּדוֹל֙ כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֣ים ה֔וּא כִּ֣י שִׂ֧יחַ וְכִֽי־שִׂ֛יג ל֖וֹ וְכִֽי־דֶ֣רֶךְ ל֑וֹ

   va-ye-HI va-tso-ho-ra-YIM va-ye-hat-TEL BA-hem e-li-YA-hu va-yo-MER kir-E-u be-KOL-ga-DOL ki-e-lo-HIM HU KI SI-akh ve-khi-SIG LO ve-khi-DE-rekh LO

   and it happened at the midday and he mocked of them Elijah and he said call out with a loud voice for God he is for musing or in thought and for he has withdrawn for himself and for a journey is his
4. sentence🔊 וַיְהִ֨י בַֽצָּהֳרַ֜יִם וַיְהַתֵּ֧ל בָּהֶ֣ם אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ קִרְא֤וּ בְקוֹל־גָּדוֹל֙ כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֣ים ה֔וּא כִּ֣י שִׂ֧יחַ וְכִֽי־שִׂ֛יג ל֖וֹ וְכִֽי־דֶ֣רֶךְ ל֑וֹ אוּלַ֛י יָשֵׁ֥ן ה֖וּא וְיִקָֽץ׃

   va-ye-HI va-tso-ho-ra-YIM va-ye-hat-TEL BA-hem e-li-YA-hu va-yo-MER kir-E-u be-KOL-ga-DOL ki-e-lo-HIM HU KI SI-akh ve-khi-SIG LO ve-khi-DE-rekh LO u-LAI ya-SHEN HU ve-yi-KATS

   and it happened at the midday and he mocked of them Elijah and he said call out with a loud voice for God he is for musing or in thought and for he has withdrawn for himself and for a journey is his perhaps sleeping he is and must be awakened

Exegesis

A series of ki-clauses (ki-elohim {כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים | kî-ʾĕlōhîm}, ki {כִּ֣י | kî} before each alternative) presents sarcastic possibilities regarding the deity’s actions.

Root and etymology

“to withdraw, relieve oneself”

• 🔊 מִסִּיגmisigturn asideIsaiah 59:10