Exodus 20:22:10Exod.20.22.W10TAB
כִּ֚י
ki
“that”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈki/
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
- clause
a-TEM re-ee-TEM KI min-ha-sha-MA-yim dib-BAR-ti im-ma-KHEM
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH KOH to-MAR el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-TEM re-ee-TEM KI min-ha-sha-MA-yim dib-BAR-ti im-ma-KHEM
Exegesis
Conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the explanatory clause, in which fronted min-hashamayim {מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם | min-haš-šā-ma-yim} highlights the heavenly origin before dibarti {דִּבַּרְתִּי | dib-bar-tî}, underscoring divine authority.
Root and etymology
z-k-rzayin–kaph–resh
“to remember, mention”
In context — Exodus 20:22
And the LORD said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel: You yourselves have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:22:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 20:22, so the Hebrew word כִּ֚י (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.20.22.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.22.W10.S1) and character.