2 Samuel 13:15:62 Sam.13.15.W6TAB
כִּ֣י
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
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KI ge-do-LA
- clause
va-yis-ne-E-ha am-ne-NON sin-A ge-do-LA me-OD KI ge-do-LA ha-sin-A a-SHER se-ne-AH me-a-ha-VA a-SHER a-he-VA
- sentence
va-yis-ne-E-ha am-ne-NON sin-A ge-do-LA me-OD KI ge-do-LA ha-sin-A a-SHER se-ne-AH me-a-ha-VA a-SHER a-he-VA va-yo-MER-la am-NON KU-mi le-KHI
Exegesis
The adjective gedōlāh {גְּדוֹלָה | gedōlāh} and adverb mē’ōḏ {מְאֹד | mē’ōd} intensify the hatred, while the conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} introduces its rationale.
Root and etymology
b-k-h
“to weep, lament”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:15
And Amnon hated her with a very great hatred , for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Get up, go away!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 13:15, 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 Sam.13.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.15.W6.S1) and character.