1 Kings 19:7:91 Kgs.19.7.W9TAB
כִּ֛י
ki
“for”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- word
KI
- clause
KI RAV mim-me-KHA ha-DA-rekh
- sentence
va-ya-SHAV mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH she-NIT va-yig-GA-VO va-yo-MER KUM e-KHOL KI RAV mim-me-KHA ha-DA-rekh
Exegesis
The subsequent vav-consecutive imperfect vay-yō-mer {וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | wa-yō-mer} introduces direct speech, comprising the imperatives qum {ק֣וּם | qûm} ‘arise’ and ekhol {אֱכֹ֑ל | ’ĕ-khol} ‘eat,’ linked by ki {כִּ֛י | kî} ‘for/because’ to signal the explanatory clause.
Root and etymology
א־כ־ל
“eat”
In context — 1 Kings 19:7
The angel of the LORD returned a second time and touched him, then said, “Arise and eat, for the journey overtaxes you.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 19:7, 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.19.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.7.W9.S1) and character.