2 Chronicles 18:17:102 Chr.18.17.W10TAB
כִּ֥י
ki
“but”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
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 im-le-RA
- clause
ha-LO a-MAR-ti e-LE-kha lo-yit-na-BE a-LAI TOV KI im-le-RA
- sentence
va-YO-mer ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT ha-LO a-MAR-ti e-LE-kha lo-yit-na-BE a-LAI TOV KI im-le-RA
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֥י | kî} combined with im {אִם־ | ʼim} establishes an exclusive contrast, leading to lera {לְרָֽע | lə-rāʼ} ‘for evil’ as the sole fulfillment. The chiastic pairing of “good” and “evil” underscores the king’s ironic complaint.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:17
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but only evil ?”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:17:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 18:17, so the Hebrew word כִּ֥י (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.18.17.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.17.W10.S1) and character.