2 Samuel 13:12:52 Sam.13.12.W5TAB
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-to-MER LO al-a-KHI al-te-a-NE-ni KI lo-ye-a-SE KEN be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-to-MER LO al-a-KHI al-te-a-NE-ni KI lo-ye-a-SE KEN be-yis-ra-EL al-ta-a-SE et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the reason in lo-ye‘aseh {לֹא־יֽ͏ֵעָשֶׂ֥ה | lō-yē-’ă-seh} (“it shall not be done”), a Niphal imperfect expressing absolute prohibition.
Root and etymology
b-k-h
“to weep, lament”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:12
And she said to him, “No, my brother , do not violate me; for no such thing is done in Israel. Do not do this disgrace .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 13:12, 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 Sam.13.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.12.W5.S1) and character.