Deuteronomy 14:8:2Deut.14.8.W2TAB

כִּֽי־מַפְרִ֨י

kimafris

“because it divides”

Transliteration: KI-maf-RIS
Extended: KEE-maf-REESE
IPA: /kiː.mafˈriːs/

Meaning by language

English: because it divides

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

כִּֽי + מַפְ + רִ֨י

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ki + maf + ris

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kimafris

Alphabet Analysis

	Kaf	k with dagesh; kh without
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Mem	m as in mother
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Pe	p with dagesh; f without
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Resh	r guttural, like the French r
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

word
KI-maf-RIS
phraseyour reading level
KI-maf-RIS par-SA HU
clause
ve-ET-ha-kha-ZIR KI-maf-RIS par-SA HU ve-LO ge-RA ta-ME HU la-KHEM
sentence
ve-ET-ha-kha-ZIR KI-maf-RIS par-SA HU ve-LO ge-RA ta-ME HU la-KHEM mi-be-sa-RAM LO to-a-KHE-lu u-ve-niv-la-TAM LO tig-GA-u

Exegesis

The causal conjunction ki {כִּי־ | kî} links the Hiphil participle mafris {מַפְרִיס | mapʰ-rîs} with parsa {פַּרְסָה | păr-sāh}, contrasted by ve-lo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} plus gerah {גֵרָה | gê-rāh} in a concessive clause.

In context — Deuteronomy 14:8

And the pig, because it splits the hoof but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you; from their flesh you shall not eat, and you shall not touch their carcass .

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 14:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 14:8, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־מַפְרִ֨י (kimafris) 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.14.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.8.W2.S1) and character.

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