2 Kings 14:26:12 Kgs.14.26.W1TAB
כִּי־רָאָ֧ה
kiraa
“for he saw”
- Transliteration
- KI-ra-A
- Extended
- KEE-raa-AA
- IPA
- /kiː.raːˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for he saw
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KI-ra-A
- phraseyour reading level
KI-ra-A ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI-ra-A ye-ho-VAH et-o-NI yis-re-EL mo-RE me-OD
- sentence
KI-ra-A ye-ho-VAH et-o-NI yis-re-EL mo-RE me-OD ve-E-fes a-TSUR ve-E-fes a-ZUV ve-EN o-ZER le-yis-re-EL
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ introduces a causal clause headed by the Qal perfect verb ra’ah {רָאָ֧ה | rā’â} ‘he saw,’ indicating completed divine perception.
Root and etymology
ר־א־ה
“to see”
In context — 2 Kings 14:26
Because the LORD saw the affliction of Israel and that it was very bitter , and there was no one left—neither confined nor free—and there was no helper for Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 14:26, so the Hebrew word כִּי־רָאָ֧ה (kiraa) 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 Kgs.14.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.26.W1.S1) and character.