2 Chronicles 13:18:82 Chr.13.18.W8TAB
כִּ֣י
ki
“because”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- because
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 ni-she-a-NU
- clause
KI ni-she-a-NU al-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-te-HEM
- sentence
va-yik-ka-NE-u be-NE-yi-sra-EL ba-ET ha-HI-a va-yit-e-am-TSU be-NE ye-hu-DA KI ni-she-a-NU al-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-te-HEM
Exegesis
The motivation is supplied by a causal kî-clause, kî nišʿănû {כִּ֣י נִשְׁעֲנ֔וּ | kî nišʿănû} ‘because they relied’, where the Niphal of šʿn frames trust as “leaning” for support, completed by ʿal-yəhōwāh {עַל־יְהוָ֖ה | ʿal-yəhōwāh} ‘upon the LORD’.
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:18
The sons of Israel were subdued in that time; the sons of Judah prevailed, because they leaned on the LORD , the God of their fathers.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 13:18, 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.13.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.18.W8.S1) and character.