2 Chronicles 20:12:182 Chr.20.12.W18TAB
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 a-LEI-kha
- clause
va-a-NAKH-nu LO NE-da MA-na-a-SE KI a-LEI-kha ei-NEI-nu
- sentence
e-lo-HEI-nu ha-LO tish-pe-TO-BAM KI EN BA-nu KO-akh lif-NEI he-ha-MON ha-RAV ha-ZE ha-BA a-LEI-nu va-a-NAKH-nu LO NE-da MA-na-a-SE KI a-LEI-kha ei-NEI-nu
Exegesis
The concluding clause kî ʿalêkā ʿē-nē-nû {כִּ֥י עָלֶ֖יךָ עֵינֵֽינוּ | kî ʿa-lê-kā ʿē-nē-nû} ‘for our eyes are upon You’ conveys dependence. Hebrew’s fronted clauses, participial emphasis, and rhetorical question are preserved in English to maintain the original’s urgency and structure.
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:12
Our God will You not judge them? For there is no strength in us before this great multitude that comes against us, and we do not know what we will do, but our eyes are upon You.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:12:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Chronicles 20:12, 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.20.12.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.12.W18.S1) and character.