Deuteronomy 14:2:1Deut.14.2.W1TAB

כִּ֣י

ki

for

Transliteration
KI
Extended
KEE
IPA
/kiː/

Meaning by language

English
for

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    KI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KI AM ka-DOSH

  3. clause

    KI AM ka-DOSH a-TA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha

  4. sentence

    KI AM ka-DOSH a-TA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha u-ve-KHA ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH lih-YOT LO le-AM se-gu-LA mi-KOL ha-a-mi-MIM a-SHER al-pe-NEI ha-a-da-MA

Exegesis

The verse opens with ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because’, introducing a causal clause.

Root and etymology

ד־כ־פ

crest

In contextDeuteronomy 14:2

For you are a holy people to the LORD your God , and the LORD has chosen you to be for Him a people, a treasured possession from all the peoples on the face of the earth.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 14:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 14:2, 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 Deut.14.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.2.W1.S1) and character.