Deuteronomy 18:21:1Deut.18.21.W1TAB
וְכִ֥י
vekhi
“and if”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHI
- Extended
- veh-KHIH
- IPA
- /vəˈxi/
Meaning by language
- English
- and if
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-KHI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHI to-MAR
- clause
ve-KHI to-MAR bil-va-VE-kha
- sentence
ve-KHI to-MAR bil-va-VE-kha ei-KHA ne-DA et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER lo-di-ber-VO Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with vechi {וְכִי | wə-ḵî} ‘and when,’ a protasis introducing a hypothetical scenario.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:21
And when you say in your heart, “How will we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 18:21, so the Hebrew word וְכִ֥י (vekhi) 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.18.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.21.W1.S1) and character.