Exodus 13:16:7Exod.13.16.W7TAB
כִּ֚י
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
- clause
KI be-KHO-zek YAD ho-tsi-A-nu Ye-ho-VAH mi-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
ve-ha-YA le-OT al-yad-KHA u-le-to-ta-FOT BEIN ei-NE-kha KI be-KHO-zek YAD ho-tsi-A-nu Ye-ho-VAH mi-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֚י | kî} ‘because’ introduces the causal clause clarifying the basis of the rite.
In context — Exodus 13:16
And it shall be for a sign upon your hand and for frontlets between your eyes, because by a mighty hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 13:16, so the Hebrew word כִּ֚י (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 Exod.13.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.16.W7.S1) and character.