2 Samuel 13:39:82 Sam.13.39.W8TAB
כִּֽי־מֵֽת׃
kimet
“because he was dead”
- Transliteration
- ki-MET
- Extended
- KEE-MEET
- IPA
- /kiːˈmeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- because he was dead
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-MET
- clause
ki-ni-KHAM al-am-NON ki-MET
- sentence
va-te-KHAL da-VID ha-ME-lekh la-TSET el-av-sha-LOM ki-ni-KHAM al-am-NON ki-MET
Exegesis
A second causal conjunction ki-met {כִּֽי־מֵֽת | kî-mêt} ‘because he died’ provides further explanation. The sequence of an infinitive purpose followed by paired causal clauses preserves the Hebrew clause order and layered reasoning.
Root and etymology
מ-ו-ת
“to die”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:39
And King David longed to go out to Absalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon because he was dead.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:39:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 13:39, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־מֵֽת׃ (kimet) 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.13.39.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.39.W8.S1) and character.