2 Kings 17:36:12 Kgs.17.36.W1TAB
כִּ֣י
ki
“but”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /kiː/
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-eT-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI IM-eT-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER he-e-LA ET-khem me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM be-KHO-akh ga-DOL u-viz-RO-a ne-tu-YA o-TO ti-RA-u
- sentence
KI IM-eT-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER he-e-LA ET-khem me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM be-KHO-akh ga-DOL u-viz-RO-a ne-tu-YA o-TO ti-RA-u ve-LO tish-ta-kha-VU ve-LO tiz-ba-KHU
Exegesis
The Hebrew conditional exclusivity marker ki im {כִּ֣י אִֽם־ | kî ʾim} frames an exclusive worship clause.
In context — 2 Kings 17:36
The LORD is the One who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm; Him you shall fear, to Him you shall bow down, and to Him you shall offer sacrifices.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 17:36, 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 Kgs.17.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.36.W1.S1) and character.