Exodus 23:22:1Exod.23.22.W1TAB
כִּ֣י
ki
“but”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
KI
- phraseyour reading level
KI im-sha-MO-a tish-MA
- clause
KI im-sha-MO-a tish-MA be-ko-LO ve-a-si-TA KOL a-SHER a-da-BER
- sentence
KI im-sha-MO-a tish-MA be-ko-LO ve-a-si-TA KOL a-SHER a-da-BER ve-a-yav-TI et-oy-VE-kha ve-tsar-TI et-tsor-RE-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with a conditional protasis introduced by ki ʾim {כִּי אִם | kî ʾim} marking “if.”
Root and etymology
z-k-rzayin-kaph-resh
“to remember, invoke”
In context — Exodus 23:22
For if you listen to his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 23:22, 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.23.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.22.W1.S1) and character.