2 Samuel 17:11:12 Sam.17.11.W1TAB
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
- phraseyour reading level
KI ya-ATS-ti
- clause
KI ya-ATS-ti he-a-SOF ye-a-SEF a-LE-kha khol-yis-ra-EL mi-DAN ve-AD-be-ER SHE-va ka-KHOL a-SHER-al-ha-YAM la-ROV
- sentence
KI ya-ATS-ti he-a-SOF ye-a-SEF a-LE-kha khol-yis-ra-EL mi-DAN ve-AD-be-ER SHE-va ka-KHOL a-SHER-al-ha-YAM la-ROV u-fa-NE-kha hol-KHIM ba-KRAV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | ki} ‘for/because’, linking advice to its rationale.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:11
For I have advised that all Israel be assembled to you—from Dan even to Beersheba—as numerous as the sand on the seashore for a multitude; and you yourself shall go into battle.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 17:11, 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.17.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.11.W1.S1) and character.