2 Samuel 23:6:52 Sam.23.6.W5TAB
כִּֽי־לֹ֥א
kilo
“for not”
- Transliteration
- KI-LO
- Extended
- KEE-LOH
- IPA
- /kiːˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for not
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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 |
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Word in context
- word
KI-LO
- phraseyour reading level
KI-LO ve-YAD
- clause
KI-LO ve-YAD yik-KA-khu
- sentence
u-ve-li-YA-al ke-KOTS mu-NAD kul-LA-ham KI-LO ve-YAD yik-KA-khu
Exegesis
The causal conjunction kilo {כִּֽי־לֹ֥א | kî-lōʾ} ‘because not’ introduces the reason clause, while the prepositional phrase beyad {בְיָ֖ד | bə-yād} ‘by hand’ specifies the deliberate means that is withheld.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:6
But worthless men are all like banished thorns, for they cannot be taken by hand .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 23:6, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־לֹ֥א (kilo) 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.23.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.6.W5.S1) and character.