Deuteronomy 16:6:1Deut.16.6.W1TAB
כִּ֠י
ki
“but”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /kiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
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
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KI
- clause
KI im-EL-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM tiz-BAKH et-ha-PE-sakh ba-A-rev
- sentence
KI im-EL-ha-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM tiz-BAKH et-ha-PE-sakh ba-A-rev ke-VO ha-SHE-mesh mo-ED tse-tkha mi-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional disjunction ki im {כִּי אִם | kî ʾim} ‘but only/except,’ framing exclusive worship at a divinely chosen location.
In context — Deuteronomy 16:6
But only at the place which the LORD your God will choose to cause His name to dwell, you shall sacrifice the Passover in the evening, at sunset, at the appointed time of your coming out from Egypt.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 16:6, so the Hebrew word כִּ֠י (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.16.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.6.W1.S1) and character.