Deuteronomy 16:1:8Deut.16.1.W8TAB
כִּ֞י
ki
“for”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ki/
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 be-KHO-desh ha-a-VIV ho-tsi-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mi-mits-RA-yim LAI-la
- sentence
sha-MOR ET-KHO-desh ha-a-VIV ve-a-SI-ta PE-sakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha KI be-KHO-desh ha-a-VIV ho-tsi-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mi-mits-RA-yim LAI-la
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} introduces the reason clause with bə-ḥō-ḏeš hā-ʾā-vîḇ {בְּחֹדֶשׁ הָאָבִיב | bə-ḥō-ḏeš hā-ʾā-vîḇ}.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:1
Keep watch over the month of Aviv and uphold the Passover to the LORD your God , because it was in Aviv, by night, that the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 16:1, so the Hebrew word כִּ֞י (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.16.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.1.W8.S1) and character.