Exodus 23:4:1Exod.23.4.W1TAB
כִּ֣י
ki
“if”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- if
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 tif-GA
- clause
KI tif-GA SHOR o-yiv-KHA O kha-mo-RO to-EH
- sentence
KI tif-GA SHOR o-yiv-KHA O kha-mo-RO to-EH ha-SHEV te-shi-VE-nu LO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conditional conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘when, if’, introducing a general condition.
Root and etymology
z-k-rzayin-kaph-resh
“to remember, invoke”
In context — Exodus 23:4
If you encounter your enemy’s ox or his donkey wandering , you must surely return it to him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 23:4, 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.23.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.4.W1.S1) and character.