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

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    KI

  2. clause

    va-to-MER LO al-a-KHI al-te-a-NE-ni KI lo-ye-a-SE KEN be-yis-ra-EL

  3. 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 context2 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.