1 Samuel 17:39:81 Sam.17.39.W8TAB
כִּ֣י
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 lo-NI-sa
- clause
va-yakh-GOR da-VID et-KHAR-BO me-AL le-mad-DAV va-yo-EL la-LE-khet KI lo-NI-sa va-yo-MER da-VID el-sha-UL LO u-KHAL la-LE-khet ba-EL-le KI LO ni-SI-ti
- sentence
va-yakh-GOR da-VID et-KHAR-BO me-AL le-mad-DAV va-yo-EL la-LE-khet KI lo-NI-sa va-yo-MER da-VID el-sha-UL LO u-KHAL la-LE-khet ba-EL-le KI LO ni-SI-ti va-ye-si-REM da-VID me-a-LAV
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֣י | kî} introduces a causal clause with the negated Piel perfect lo-nissah {לֹֽא־נִסָּה֒ | lōʾ-nissāh}, indicating his unfamiliarity with the gear.
Root and etymology
כ־י־ד
“javelin”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:39
David girded his sword over his armor and tried to go, for he had not tested them; and he said to Saul, “I cannot go in these, for I have not tried them.” So he removed them from himself.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:39:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 17:39, so the Hebrew word כִּ֣י (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.17.39.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.39.W8.S1) and character.