Exodus 23:21:7Exod.23.21.W7TAB
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 LO yis-SA
- clause
KI LO yis-SA le-fish-a-KHEM KI she-MI beh-kir-BO
- sentence
hish-sha-MER mi-pa-NAV oo-she-MA beh-ko-LO ahl-ta-MER BO KI LO yis-SA le-fish-a-KHEM KI she-MI beh-kir-BO
Exegesis
The Piel prohibition al-tammer {אַל־תַּמֵּר | ʾal-tammēr} ‘do not rebel’ with bo {בּוֹ | bô} ‘in him’ contrasts with the apodotic imperfect yissa {יִשָּׂא | yissāʾ} ‘he will bear’, framed by the first ki {כִּי | kî} and le-fishakhem {לְפִשְׁעֲכֶם | lə-p̄išʿāḵēm} ‘for your rebellion’, articulating consequence.
The second ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the verbless clause shemi bekirbo {שְׁמִי בְּקִרְבּוֹ | šēmî bē-qirbô} ‘My Name is within him’, underscoring divine indwelling. Parataxis is mirrored in English punctuation to preserve clause relationships and theological emphasis.
Root and etymology
z-k-rzayin-kaph-resh
“to remember, invoke”
In context — Exodus 23:21
Be attentive to him and listen to his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not bear your rebellion, because My Name is within him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 23:21, 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.23.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.21.W7.S1) and character.