Deuteronomy 24:21:1Deut.24.21.W1TAB
כִּ֤י
ki
“when”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /kiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when
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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The word
Word in context
- word
KI
- phraseyour reading level
KI tiv-TSOR
- clause
KI tiv-TSOR kar-me-KHA LO te-o-LEL a-cha-RE-kha
- sentence
KI tiv-TSOR kar-me-KHA LO te-o-LEL a-cha-RE-kha la-GER la-ya-TOM ve-la-al-ma-NA yih-YE
Exegesis
The verse opens with ki {כִּי | kî} introducing a temporal clause.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–kaph–resh
“to hire”
In context — Deuteronomy 24:21
When you harvest your vineyard, you shall not glean after you; it shall be for the foreigner , for the orphan, and for the widow.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 24:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 24:21, so the Hebrew word כִּ֤י (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.24.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.24.21.W1.S1) and character.