1 Samuel 17:42:61 Sam.17.42.W6TAB
כִּֽי־הָיָ֣ה
kihaya
“for he was”
- Transliteration
- KI-ha-YA
- Extended
- KEE-hah-YAA
- IPA
- /ˈkiː.haːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for he was
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
KI-ha-YA
- phraseyour reading level
KI-ha-YA NA-ar
- clause
KI-ha-YA NA-ar ve-ad-mo-NI im-ye-FE mar-E
- sentence
va-yab-BET ha-pe-lish-TI va-yir-E et-da-VID va-yiv-ZE-hu KI-ha-YA NA-ar ve-ad-mo-NI im-ye-FE mar-E
Exegesis
A causal clause led by ki {כִּֽי־ | kî} ‘for’ links to hayah {הָיָ֣ה | hāyâ} ‘he was’ with na'ar {נַ֔עַר | naʿār} ‘youth’ as complement.
In context — 1 Samuel 17:42
The Philistine looked and saw David and despised him, for David was a youth , ruddy, and pleasing in appearance .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:42:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 17:42, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־הָיָ֣ה (kihaya) 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.17.42.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.42.W6.S1) and character.