Exodus 23:33:7Exod.23.33.W7TAB
כִּ֤י
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 ta-a-VOD
- clause
KI ta-a-VOD et-e-lo-HEE-hem ki-yih-YE leh-KHA leh-mo-KESH
- sentence
LO yesh-VOO be-ar-tse-KHA pen-yah-kha-TEE-oo o-te-KHA LI KI ta-a-VOD et-e-lo-HEE-hem ki-yih-YE leh-KHA leh-mo-KESH
Exegesis
The causal conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} leads into the protasis taʿă-vōḏ {תַעֲבֹד | taʿă-vōḏ} ‘you will serve’, which takes ʾeṯ-ʾelō-hê-hēm {אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶם | ʾe-ṯ-ʾe-lō-hê-hēm} ‘their gods’ as object.
Root and etymology
z-k-rzayin-kaph-resh
“to remember, invoke”
In context — Exodus 23:33
They shall not dwell in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me , for if you worship their gods , it will surely become a snare to you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:33:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 23:33, so the Hebrew word כִּ֤י (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.23.33.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.33.W7.S1) and character.