Deuteronomy 14:27:5Deut.14.27.W5TAB
כִּ֣י
ki
“for”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /kiː/
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 EIN LO
- clause
KI EIN LO CHE-lek ve-na-cha-LA im-MAKH
- 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 context — Deuteronomy 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.