2 Chronicles 16:9:122 Chr.16.9.W12TAB
כִּ֣י
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
KI me-AT-ta
- clause
KI me-AT-ta YESH im-me-KHA mil-kha-MOT
- sentence
KI Ye-ho-VAH E-NA-v me-sho-te-TOT be-KHOL-ha-A-rets le-hit-kha-ZEK IM-le-va-VAM sha-LEM e-LAV nis-kal-TA AL-zot KI me-AT-ta YESH im-me-KHA mil-kha-MOT
Exegesis
The verse opens with ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because’, grounding the prophet’s rebuke in a theological reason: YHWH’s active oversight.
A second ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the consequence, and the existential construction meatta yesh immekha milkhamot {מֵעַתָּה יֵשׁ עִמְּךָ מִלְחָמוֹת | mēʿattāh yēš ʿimməḵā milḥāmōṯ} frames future conflict as an assured reality: “from now on, there will be wars with you.”
Root and etymology
consonants מ־ל־ךmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:9
For the eyes of the LORD range throughout all the earth to show Himself strong with those whose heart is whole toward Him. You have acted foolishly concerning this; for from now on, wars will be with you.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 16:9, 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.16.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.9.W12.S1) and character.