2 Kings 20:1:172 Kgs.20.1.W17TAB
כִּ֛י
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
- clause
va-ya-VO E-LAV ye-sha-YA-hu ben-a-MOTS ha-na-VI va-yo-MER E-LAV ko-A-MAR Ye-ho-VAH TSAV le-VE-te-KHA KI MET a-TA ve-LO tikh-ye
- sentence
ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM kha-LA khiz-ki-YA-hu la-MUT va-ya-VO E-LAV ye-sha-YA-hu ben-a-MOTS ha-na-VI va-yo-MER E-LAV ko-A-MAR Ye-ho-VAH TSAV le-VE-te-KHA KI MET a-TA ve-LO tikh-ye
Root and etymology
ב־כ־ה
“weeping, lament”
In context — 2 Kings 20:1
Around that time, Hezekiah became ill, near death, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you will die; you will not live.’”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:1:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Kings 20:1, so the Hebrew word כִּ֛י (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.20.1.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.1.W17.S1) and character.