Deuteronomy 14:27:5Deut.14.27.W5TAB

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 EIN LO

  3. clause

    KI EIN LO CHE-lek ve-na-cha-LA im-MAKH

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-LE-vi a-SHER-bish-a-RE-kha LO ta-az-VE-nu KI EIN LO CHE-lek ve-na-cha-LA im-MAKH

Exegesis

The causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introduces the existential clause ein lo {אֵין לוֹ | ʾên lō} ‘there is not to him’, foregrounding the Levite’s lack of land allotment.

Root and etymology

ד־כ־פ

crest

In contextDeuteronomy 14:27

And the Levite who is in your gates, you must not neglect him, because he has no portion or inheritance with you.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 14:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 14:27, 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.14.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.27.W5.S1) and character.