Exodus 14:25:12Exod.14.25.W12TAB
כִּ֣י
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
KI
- phraseyour reading level
KI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER mits-RA-yim a-nu-SA mip-NEI yis-ra-EL KI Ye-ho-VAH nil-KHAM la-HEM be-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-YA-sar ET o-FAN mar-ke-vo-TAV va-ye-na-ha-GE-hu bikh-ve-DUT va-yo-MER mits-RA-yim a-nu-SA mip-NEI yis-ra-EL KI Ye-ho-VAH nil-KHAM la-HEM be-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The causal clause ki YHWH nilcham lahem {כִּי יְהוָה נִלְחָם לָהֶם | kî yəhōwāh nīlḥām lāhēm} ‘for the LORD is fighting for them’ uses a Nifal participle to indicate ongoing divine engagement, and bemitsrayim {בְּמִצְרָיִם | bəmīṣrāyim} locates the action. In English, narrative vav-consecutives become simple past, and the participle appears in present to reflect continuous divine support.
Root and etymology
נ־ב־ךnun-bet-khaph
“to be confused, perplexed”
In context — Exodus 14:25
And He removed the wheels of their chariots, so that they drove with difficulty. And Egypt said, “Let us flee from before Israel, for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:25:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Exodus 14:25, so the Hebrew word כִּ֣י (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.14.25.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.25.W12.S1) and character.