Deuteronomy 18:14:1Deut.18.14.W1TAB
כִּ֣י
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
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KI ha-go-YIM ha-E-le
- clause
KI ha-go-YIM ha-E-le a-SHER a-TA yo-RESH o-TAM el-me-o-ne-NIM ve-el-kos-MIM yish-MA-U
- sentence
KI ha-go-YIM ha-E-le a-SHER a-TA yo-RESH o-TAM el-me-o-ne-NIM ve-el-kos-MIM yish-MA-U ve-a-TA LO KEN na-TAN le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The conjunction kee {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because’ introduces an explanatory clause linking this injunction to its context.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:14
For these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to soothsayers and to diviners, but as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 18:14, so the Hebrew word כִּ֣י (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.18.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.14.W1.S1) and character.