2 Samuel 16:10:102 Sam.16.10.W10TAB
וכי
vekhi
“and if”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHI
- Extended
- veh-KHEE
- IPA
- /vәˈxiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHI KI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI KO ye-ka-LEL ve-KHI KI ye-ho-VAH a-MAR LO ka-LEL et-da-VID u-MI yo-MAR ma-DU-a a-si-TA KEN
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh ma-LI ve-la-KHEM be-NE tse-ru-YA KI KO ye-ka-LEL ve-KHI KI ye-ho-VAH a-MAR LO ka-LEL et-da-VID u-MI yo-MAR ma-DU-a a-si-TA KEN
Exegesis
The sequence vekhi ki {וְכִ֤י כִּי | wə-ḵî kî} ‘and indeed, for’ adds a second causal layer marked by the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yə-hō-Wāh}.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:10
But the king said, “What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah? Let him curse , because the LORD has said to him, ‘Curse David.’ Who then can say, ‘Why have you done this?’”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:10:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 16:10, so the Hebrew word וכי (vekhi) 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.16.10.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.10.W10.S1) and character.