1 Samuel 18:16:51 Sam.18.16.W5TAB
כִּֽי־ה֛וּא
kihu
“for he”
- Transliteration
- ki-HU
- Extended
- KEE-HOO
- IPA
- /kiːˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for he
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-HU
- clause
ki-HU yo-TSE va-VA lif-ne-HEM
- sentence
ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL vi-ye-hu-DA o-HEV et-da-VID ki-HU yo-TSE va-VA lif-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki {כִּי־ | kî} ‘because’ introduces a subordinate clause in which hu {ה֛וּא | hūʾ} ‘he’ governs the coordinated verbs yotze {יוֹצֵ֥א | yō-ṣēʾ} ‘goes out’ and vā-vā {וָבָ֖א | wā-wā} ‘and comes in,’ an idiomatic merism for leadership activity.
In context — 1 Samuel 18:16
And all Israel and Judah loved David because he went out and came in before them.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 18:16, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־ה֛וּא (kihu) 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.18.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.16.W5.S1) and character.