1 Kings 20:31:101 Kgs.20.31.W10TAB
כִּֽי־מַלְכֵ֥י
kimalkhe
“that kings of”
- Transliteration
- ki-mal-KHE
- Extended
- kee-mahl-KHEE
- IPA
- /kiː.malˈxeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that kings of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ki-mal-KHE
- phraseyour reading level
ki-mal-KHE KHE-sed
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru e-LAV a-va-DAV hi-NE-na sha-MA-e-nu KI mal-KHE BET yis-ra-EL ki-mal-KHE KHE-sed HEM
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru e-LAV a-va-DAV hi-NE-na sha-MA-e-nu KI mal-KHE BET yis-ra-EL ki-mal-KHE KHE-sed HEM na-si-MA NA sa-KIM be-mat-NE-nu va-kha-va-LIM be-ro-SHE-nu ve-ne-TSE el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL u-LAI ye-kha-YE et-naf-she-KHA
Exegesis
ki {כִּי … כִּי | kî … kî} highlights Israel’s reputation for loyal love in the anaphoric repetition malkei beit yisra’el … malkei chesed hem.
In context — 1 Kings 20:31
And his servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are kings of mercy . Let us put sackcloth on our loins and ropes on our heads, and let us go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will let your life be spared.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:31:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 20:31, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־מַלְכֵ֥י (kimalkhe) 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.20.31.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.31.W10.S1) and character.