Exodus 18:15:4Exod.18.15.W4TAB

כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א

kiyavo

“because they come”

Transliteration: ki-ya-VO
Extended: kee-yah-VOH
IPA: /kiː.jaˈvoː/

Meaning by language

English: because they come

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

כִּֽ + ייָ + בֹ֥א

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ki + ya + vo

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kiyavo

Alphabet Analysis

	Kaf	k with dagesh; kh without
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Bet	b with dagesh; v without dagesh
	Holem	long 'oh' as in go
	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

word
ki-ya-VO
phraseyour reading level
ki-ya-VO e-LAI
clause
ki-ya-VO e-LAI ha-AM lid-ROSH e-lo-HIM
sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH le-khot-NO ki-ya-VO e-LAI ha-AM lid-ROSH e-lo-HIM

Exegesis

The conjunction ki {כִּֽי־ | kî} introduces a causal clause explaining Moses’ conduct.

In this subordinate clause the imperfect yavo {יָבֹ֥א | yā-ḇōʾ} ‘comes’ precedes the prepositional phrase elai {אֵלַ֛י | ʾē-lay} ‘to me’ and the subject haam {הָעָ֖ם | hā-ʿām}, emphasizing approach toward Moses.

Root and etymology

b-w-ʾbet–vav–aleph

“to come”

In context — Exodus 18:15

And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to seek God .”

About this coordinate

Exodus 18:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 18:15, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א (kiyavo) 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.18.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.15.W4.S1) and character.

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