Exodus 14:5:4Exod.14.5.W4TAB
כִּ֥י
ki
“that”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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
- word
KI
- phraseyour reading level
KI va-RAKH
- clause
va-yu-GAD le-ME-lekh mits-RA-yim KI va-RAKH ha-AM
- sentence
va-yu-GAD le-ME-lekh mits-RA-yim KI va-RAKH ha-AM va-ye-ha-FEKH le-VAV par-OH va-a-va-DAV el-ha-AM va-yom-RU mah-ZOT a-SI-nu ki-shil-LAKH-noo et-yis-ra-EL me-ov-DE-nu
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘that’ marks the content clause barach {בָּרַח | bâ-raḥ} ‘had fled’ with haam {הָעָם | hā-ʿâm} ‘the people’ as subject.
Root and etymology
נ־ב־ךnun-bet-khaph
“to be confused, perplexed”
In context — Exodus 14:5
And it was reported to the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have sent Israel away from serving us?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 14:5, so the Hebrew word כִּ֥י (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.14.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.5.W4.S1) and character.