Exodus 16:7:10Exod.16.7.W10TAB
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 ta-LI-nu
- clause
ve-NAKH-nu MA KI ta-LI-nu a-LE-nu
- sentence
oo-VO-ker oo-re-i-TEM et-ke-VOD Ye-ho-VAH be-sham-O et-te-lu-no-te-KHEM al-ye-ho-VAH ve-NAKH-nu MA KI ta-LI-nu a-LE-nu
Exegesis
forms a rhetorical question, leading into the causal clause ki telunu talinu aleinu {כִּ֥י תְּלֻנוּ תַלִּינוּ עָלֵינוּ | kî tal-lō-nū tal-lî-nū ʿā-lê-nū} ‘because you complain and complain against us,’ where the doubling of the Qal imperfect intensifies the charges. The syntax juxtaposes the theophanic revelation with Israel’s murmuring, and the final rhetorical question maintains the Hebrew word order to highlight the contrast between divine response and human complaint.
Root and etymology
k-w-nkaf–vav–nun
“to establish, prepare”
In context — Exodus 16:7
And in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD because He has heard your complaints against the LORD; and who are we that you complain against us?
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 16:7, 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.16.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.7.W10.S1) and character.