Ezekiel 21:13:1Ezek.21.13.W1TABWLC Ezekiel 21:18

כִּ֤י

ki

for

Transliteration
KI
Extended
KEE
IPA
/ˈkiː/

Meaning by language

English
for

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    KI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KI BO-khan u-MA

  3. clause

    KI BO-khan u-MA im-GAM-SHE-vet mo-E-set LO yih-ye-YE

  4. sentence

    KI BO-khan u-MA im-GAM-SHE-vet mo-E-set LO yih-ye-YE ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The verse begins with ki {כִּי־ | kî} ‘for,’ linking to the preceding oracle.

Root and etymology

Rootz-k-r

to remember, recall

In contextEzekiel 21:13

For it is a testing ; and what if you despise the rod? It shall be no more, declares the Lord GOD .

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 21:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 21:13, 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 Ezek.21.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.13.W1.S1) and character.