1 Samuel 14:3:151 Sam.14.3.W15TAB
כִּ֥י
ki
“that”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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
- phraseyour reading level
KI ha-LAKH
- clause
ve-ha-AM LO ya-DA KI ha-LAKH yo-na-TAN
- sentence
va-a-khi-YA ven-a-khi-TUV a-KHI i-kha-VOD ben-pin-KHAS ben-e-LI ko-HEN ye-ho-VAH be-shi-LO no-SE e-FOD ve-ha-AM LO ya-DA KI ha-LAKH yo-na-TAN
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֥י | kî} marks the subordinate clause describing the previous perfect action halakh {הָלַךְ | hālaḵ}, in which yonatan {יוֹנָתָֽן | yônāṯān} functions as the subject. This structure emphasizes the contrast between Ahijah’s visible priestly role and the people’s ignorance of Jonathan’s departure.
Root and etymology
b-k-rbet–kaph–resh
“firstborn”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:3
Ahijah, son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, served as priest of the LORD in Shiloh, wearing the ephod . But the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:3:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 14:3, so the Hebrew word כִּ֥י (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 Sam.14.3.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.3.W15.S1) and character.