Exodus 19:23:9Exod.19.23.W9TAB
כִּֽי־אַתָּ֞ה
keeahtah
“for you”
- Transliteration
- KEE-ah-TAH
- Extended
- KEE-ah-TAH
- IPA
- /kiː.ʔatˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
KEE-ah-TAH
- clause
KEE-ah-TAH ha-EH-DOH-tah ba-NU le-MOR hag-BEL et-ha-HAR ve-kid-ASH-to
- sentence
vah-yoh-MER mo-SHEH el-ye-ho-VAH lo-yu-KHAL ha-AM la-a-LOT el-HAR see-NAI KEE-ah-TAH ha-EH-DOH-tah ba-NU le-MOR hag-BEL et-ha-HAR ve-kid-ASH-to
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּֽי־ | kî} introduces a causal clause where atta {אַתָּה֙ | ʾat-tā} ‘you’ addresses the divine.
In context — Exodus 19:23
Moses said to the LORD , “The people cannot ascend Mount Sinai, because You warned us, saying, ‘Set a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 19:23, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־אַתָּ֞ה (keeahtah) 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.19.23.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.23.W9.S1) and character.