Exodus 23:8:4Exod.23.8.W4TAB
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 ha-SHO-khad
- clause
KI ha-SHO-khad ye-av-VER pik-KHEEM vee-sal-LEF div-REE tsa-di-KEEM
- sentence
ve-SHO-khad LO tik-KAKH KI ha-SHO-khad ye-av-VER pik-KHEEM vee-sal-LEF div-REE tsa-di-KEEM
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the rationale clause.
Root and etymology
z-k-rzayin-kaph-resh
“to remember, invoke”
In context — Exodus 23:8
And you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and twists the words of the righteous.
About this coordinate
Exodus 23:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 23:8, 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.23.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.23.8.W4.S1) and character.