2 Samuel 23:5:12 Sam.23.5.W1TAB
כִּֽי־לֹא־כֵ֥ן
kilokhen
“for not thus”
- Transliteration
- ki-LO-KHEN
- Extended
- KEE-LOH-KHEHN
- IPA
- /kiː.loːˈxɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- for not thus
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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ki-LO-KHEN
- phraseyour reading level
ki-LO-KHEN be-TI
- clause
ki-LO-KHEN be-TI im-EL
- sentence
ki-LO-KHEN be-TI im-EL KI ve-RIT o-LAM SAM LI a-ru-KHA ba-KOL u-she-mu-RA ki-khol-yi-she-I ve-khol-KHE-fets ki-LO yats-MI-a
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negated adverbial construction ki-lo-khen {כִּי־לֹא־כֵּן | kî-lōʾ-kên} ‘for not so’, establishing an evaluative clause, followed by the construct chain beiti im El {בֵּיתִי | bêṯî ʿim אֵל | ʾêl} ‘my house with God’, highlighting personal relationship.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:5
Although my house is not so with God , yet He has set for me an everlasting covenant, arranged in all things and kept secure, for all my salvation and every desire—though He does not cause it to sprout.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 23:5, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־לֹא־כֵ֥ן (kilokhen) 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.23.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.5.W1.S1) and character.