1 Samuel 15:23:11 Sam.15.23.W1TAB
כִּ֤י
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
- phraseyour reading level
KI kha-TAAT-KE-sem
- clause
KI kha-TAAT-KE-sem ME-ri ve-A-ven u-te-ra-FIM hef-TSAR
- sentence
KI kha-TAAT-KE-sem ME-ri ve-A-ven u-te-ra-FIM hef-TSAR YA-an ma-AS-ta et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH va-yim-AS-kha mim-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for, because’, introducing two parallel analogies.
Root and etymology
n-k-hnun–kaf–he
“to strike”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:23
For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and stubbornness is like iniquity and teraphim . Because you have rejected the word of the LORD , He has rejected you from being king.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 15:23, so the Hebrew word כִּ֤י (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.15.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.23.W1.S1) and character.