2 Samuel 13:28:182 Sam.13.28.W18TAB

כִּ֤י

ki

that

Transliteration
KI
Extended
KEE
IPA
/ˈkˤiː/

Meaning by language

English
that

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. phraseyour reading level

    KI a-no-KHI

  3. clause

    ha-lo KI a-no-KHI tsi-vi-TI et-khem khiz-KU vi-hyu liv-ne-KHA-yil

  4. sentence

    va-ye-TSAV av-sha-LOM et-ne-a-RAV le-MOR re-U NA ke-TOV lev-am-NON ba-ya-YIN ve-a-mar-TI a-le-KHEM ha-KU et-am-NON va-ha-mi-TEM o-TO al-ti-re-U ha-lo KI a-no-KHI tsi-vi-TI et-khem khiz-KU vi-hyu liv-ne-KHA-yil

Exegesis

The jussive al-tirau {אַל־תִּירָ֑אוּ | ʾal-tî-rāʾû} prohibits fear, while the interrogative halo {הֲל֗וֹא | hə-lōʾ} and justification clause ki anokhi tsiviti {כִּי אָנֹכִי צִוִּיתִ֣י | kî ʾā-nō-ḵî ṣîw-wî-tî} underscore Absalom’s authority.

Root and etymology

b-k-h

to weep, lament

In context2 Samuel 13:28

And Absalom commanded his young men, saying, “Observe now when the heart of Amnon is glad with wine, and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then kill him. Do not be afraid; is it not I who have commanded you? Be strong and be valiant men .”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 13:28:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Samuel 13:28, so the Hebrew word כִּ֤י (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.13.28.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.28.W18.S1) and character.