1 Samuel 20:22:91 Sam.20.22.W9TAB
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
va-ha-le-A LEKH KI shil-la-KHA
- clause
va-ha-le-A LEKH KI shil-la-KHA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-im-KO o-MAR la-NA-ar hi-NE ha-KHI-tsim mim-me-KHA va-ha-le-A LEKH KI shil-la-KHA ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} carries conditional force.
Root and etymology
’-n-kaleph–nun–kaf
“I, myself”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:22
But if I say thus to the young man, “Behold, the arrows are beyond you,” then go your way, for the LORD has sent you away.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 20:22, 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.20.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.22.W9.S1) and character.