Exodus 22:27:1Exod.22.27.W1TABWLC Exodus 22:26
כִּ֣י
ki
“for”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
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 HIW ke-suu-TO
- clause
KI HIW ke-suu-TO le-va-DAH HIW sim-la-TO le-o-RO
- sentence
KI HIW ke-suu-TO le-va-DAH HIW sim-la-TO le-o-RO ba-MEH yish-KAV ve-ha-YAH ki-yits-AK e-LAI ve-sha-ma-TI ki-khan-NUN a-NI
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ introduces a causal clause.
In the temporal clause, yishkav {יִשְׁכָּב | yiš-kāv} ‘he will lie down’ is paired with vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh} ‘and it will be’, followed by ki yitsaaq {כִּי יִצְעַק | kî yiṣ-ʿāq} ‘when he cries out’, using vav-consecutive perfect to express future contingency.
The response begins with veshamati {וְשָׁמַעְתִּי | wə-šām-ʿâ-tî} ‘and I will hear’, affirming divine responsiveness, which is then defined by the nominal clause channun ani {כִּי חַנּוּן אָנִי | kî ḥan-nûn ʾā-nî} ‘for I am gracious’, framing the Lord’s merciful disposition.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–khet–resh
“hire, wage”
In context — Exodus 22:27
For it is his only covering; it is his cloak for his skin—what else will he sleep in? And it shall be that when he cries out to Me , I will hear, for I am gracious .
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 22:27, so the Hebrew word כִּ֣י (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.22.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.27.W1.S1) and character.