Deuteronomy 15:6:1Deut.15.6.W1TAB
כִּֽי־יְהוָ֤ה
kiyehovah
“For the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ki-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- kee-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /kiː.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- For the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ki-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
ki-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-rakh-KHA ka-a-SHER di-BER-lakh
- sentence
ki-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-rakh-KHA ka-a-SHER di-BER-lakh ve-ha-a-vat-TA go-YIM ra-bim ve-a-TA LO ta-a-VOT u-ma-shal-TA be-go-YIM ra-bim u-ve-KHA LO yim-SHO-lu
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki {כִּֽי | kî} introduces a reason clause, linking divine blessing with its outcomes.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:6
For the LORD your God has blessed you just as He promised to you. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; you will rule over many nations, and they will not rule over you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 15:6, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־יְהוָ֤ה (kiyehovah) 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.15.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.6.W1.S1) and character.