1 Samuel 23:9:31 Sam.23.9.W3TAB
כִּ֤י
ki
“that”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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 a-LA-v
- clause
va-YE-da da-VID KI a-LA-v sha-UL ma-kha-ri-SH ha-ra-A
- sentence
va-YE-da da-VID KI a-LA-v sha-UL ma-kha-ri-SH ha-ra-A va-yo-MER el-e-vya-TAR ha-ko-HEN ha-gi-SHA ha-e-FOD
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces a subordinate clause with alav {עָלָיו | ʿālāv} marking David as the target.
In context — 1 Samuel 23:9
David learned that Saul was secretly plotting evil against him, and he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring near the ephod .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 23:9, 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.23.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.9.W3.S1) and character.