Deuteronomy 15:11:1Deut.15.11.W1TAB
כִּ֛י
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
- clause
KI LO-yekh-DAL ev-YON mi-KE-rev ha-A-retz
- sentence
KI LO-yekh-DAL ev-YON mi-KE-rev ha-A-retz al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR pa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-YAD-kha le-a-KHI-kha la-a-ni-YEKH-kha u-le-ev-YON-kha be-ar-TSE-kha
Exegesis
The verse begins with the subordinating conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because’, establishing the causal basis which is negated by lō-yeḥdāl {לֹא־יֶחְדַּל | lō-yeḥdāl} ‘will cease’ (Qal imperfect with negation) to portray an enduring reality of ʾevyyôn {אֶבְיוֹן | ʾĕvyyôn} ‘poor person’ miqqerev {מִקֶּרֶב | miqqerev} ‘from the midst of’ hāʾāreṣ {הָאָרֶץ | hāʾāreṣ} ‘the land’.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:11
For the poor will never cease from the midst of the land ; therefore I command you to open your hand to your brother, to the poor, and to the needy in your land.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 15:11, so the Hebrew word כִּ֛י (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.15.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.11.W1.S1) and character.