Exodus 16:12:15Exod.16.12.W15TAB

כִּ֛י

ki

that

Transliteration
KI
Extended
KEE
IPA
/ˈki/

Meaning by language

English
that

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    KI

  2. clause

    vi-da-TEM KI a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem

  3. sentence

    sha-MA-ti ET-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL da-BER a-le-HEM le-MOR BEIN ha-ar-ba-YIM to-khe-LU ba-SAR u-va-BO-ker tis-be-u-LA-khem vi-da-TEM KI a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem

Exegesis

The covenant formula kî ʾănî YHWH ʾĕlōhêkhem {כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | kî ʾănî YHWH ʾĕlōhêkhem} culminates the passage, linking sustenance with divine identity.

Root and etymology

k-w-nkaf–vav–nun

to establish, prepare

In contextExodus 16:12

I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘Between the evenings you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be satisfied with bread. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God .’

About this coordinate

Exodus 16:12:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Exodus 16:12, so the Hebrew word כִּ֛י (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.16.12.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.12.W15.S1) and character.