2 Chronicles 12:7:32 Chr.12.7.W3TAB
כִּ֣י
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 nikh-na-U
- clause
u-vir-OT ye-ho-VAH KI nikh-na-U ha-YA de-var-ye-ho-VAH el-she-ma-YA le-MOR nikh-ne-U LO ash-khi-TEM
- sentence
u-vir-OT ye-ho-VAH KI nikh-na-U ha-YA de-var-ye-ho-VAH el-she-ma-YA le-MOR nikh-ne-U LO ash-khi-TEM ve-na-TI la-HEM kim-AT lif-le-TA ve-LO-tit-TAKH kha-ma-TI bi-ru-sha-LIM be-YAD-shi-SHAK
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause with nîk-nāʿû {נִכְנָעוּ | they humbled themselves}, a Nifal perfect emphasizing voluntary submission, repeated to frame the subsequent divine declaration.
Root and etymology
k-w-nkaf–vav–nun
“establish, prepare”
In context — 2 Chronicles 12:7
And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves , the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but I will give them a small measure of deliverance, and My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 12:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 12:7, 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 2 Chr.12.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.7.W3.S1) and character.