Ezekiel 21:12:4Ezek.21.12.W4TABWLC Ezekiel 21:17
כִּי־הִיא֙
kihi
“for it”
- Transliteration
- ki-HI
- Extended
- KEE-HEE
- IPA
- /kiːˈhiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for it
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
ki-HI
- clause
ze-AK ve-HEI-lel ben-A-DAM ki-HI hai-TA be-a-MI HI be-khol-ne-si-EI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ze-AK ve-HEI-lel ben-A-DAM ki-HI hai-TA be-a-MI HI be-khol-ne-si-EI yis-ra-EL me-gu-REI el-KHE-rev ha-YU et-a-MI la-KHEN se-POK el-ya-REKH
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces a causal clause with haytah {הָיְתָה | hāy-ṯāh} ‘has come’ governing be-ammi {בְּעַמִּי | bə-ʿam-mî} ‘upon my people’.
A parallel clause begins with hi {הִיא | hîʾ} ‘it is’ and u-vekhol {וּבְכָל | û-ḇə-ḵāl} ‘and upon all’, linking nesiei {נְשִׂיאֵי | nə-śî-ʾê} ‘princes’ of yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yiś-rā-ʾēl}.
In context — Ezekiel 21:12
Cry out and wail, son of man, for it has come upon My people; it is against all the princes of Israel; they are handed over to the sword with My people. Therefore strike your thigh .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 21:12, so the Hebrew word כִּי־הִיא֙ (kihi) 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 Ezek.21.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.12.W4.S1) and character.