Ecclesiastes 2:16:1Eccl.2.16.W1TAB
כִּי֩
ki
“for”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
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
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KI
- phraseyour reading level
KI EN zik-RON le-kha-KHAM
- clause
KI EN zik-RON le-kha-KHAM im-ha-ke-SIL le-o-LAM
- sentence
KI EN zik-RON le-kha-KHAM im-ha-ke-SIL le-o-LAM be-she-KHVAR ha-ya-MIM ha-ba-IM ha-KOL nish-KHAKH ve-EKH ya-MUT he-kha-KHAM im-ha-ke-SIL
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי֩ | kî} ‘for’ introduces a causal rationale.
In context — Ecclesiastes 2:16
For there is no remembrance of the wise man with the fool forever; for in the days to come all is forgotten. And how will the wise man die? Like the fool.
About this coordinate
Ecclesiastes 2:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ecclesiastes 2:16, so the Hebrew word כִּי֩ (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 Eccl.2.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Eccl.2.16.W1.S1) and character.