Deuteronomy 21:17:12Deut.21.17.W12TAB
כִּי־הוּא֙
kihu
“for he”
- Transliteration
- KI-HU
- Extended
- KEE-HOO
- IPA
- /kiːˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for he
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KI-HU
- clause
KI-HU re-shit O-no LO mish-PAT ha-be-kho-RAH
- sentence
KI et-ha-be-KHOR ben-ha-se-nu-AH ya-KIR la-TET LO PI she-NA-yim be-KHOL a-SHER-yim-ma-TSE LO KI-HU re-shit O-no LO mish-PAT ha-be-kho-RAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction ki {כִּי | ki} ‘for’, which introduces a causal clause.
A second ki {כִּי | ki} ‘for’ clause provides rationale, stating that he is reshit ono {רֵאשִׁית אֹנוֹ | rê-šît ʾō-nô} ‘first of his strength’, a figurative description of primogeniture.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:17
But he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that is found to him, for he is the beginning of his strength; to him belongs the right of the firstborn.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 21:17, so the Hebrew word כִּי־הוּא֙ (kihu) 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.21.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.17.W12.S1) and character.