Deuteronomy 22:8:1Deut.22.8.W1TAB
כִּֽי־תִבְנֶ֥ה
kitivneh
“When you build”
- Transliteration
- ki-tiv-NEH
- Extended
- kih-tiv-NEH
- IPA
- /kiː.tivˈne/
Meaning by language
- English
- When you build
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-tiv-NEH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-tiv-NEH BA-yit
- clause
ki-tiv-NEH BA-yit kha-DASH
- sentence
ki-tiv-NEH BA-yit kha-DASH ve-a-SI-ta ma-a-KEH le-ga-GEKHA ve-LO ta-SIM da-MIM be-vei-TEKHA ki-yi-POL ha-no-FEL mi-me-NU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conditional conjunction ki {כִּ֤י | kî} ‘when’.
The verb tivneh {תִבְנֶה֙ | tiḇnēh} ‘you build’ (Qal imperfect, second person masculine singular) addresses the house owner directly.
In context — Deuteronomy 22:8
When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof so that you will not bring bloodguilt on your house if the falling one should fall from it.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 22:8, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־תִבְנֶ֥ה (kitivneh) 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.22.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.8.W1.S1) and character.