2 Chronicles 2:9:52 Chr.2.9.W5TABWLC 2 Chronicles 2:8
כִּ֥י
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 ha-BA-yit
- clause
KI ha-BA-yit a-SHER-a-NI vo-NE ga-DOL ve-haf-LE
- sentence
u-le-ha-KHIN LI E-tsim la-ROV KI ha-BA-yit a-SHER-a-NI vo-NE ga-DOL ve-haf-LE
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֣י | kî} ‘for’ introduces a causal clause.
Root and etymology
k-w-nkaf–vav–nun
“to prepare, establish”
In context — 2 Chronicles 2:9
And prepare wood for me in abundance, for the house which I am building is great and extraordinary .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 2:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 2:9, 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.2.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.2.9.W5.S1) and character.