Ezekiel 21:5:3Ezek.21.5.W3TABWLC Ezekiel 21:10
כִּ֚י
ki
“that”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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
- clause
ve-ya-DE-u KOL-ba-SAR KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH ho-TSE-ti khar-BI mi-ta-a-RA
- sentence
ve-ya-DE-u KOL-ba-SAR KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH ho-TSE-ti khar-BI mi-ta-a-RA LO ta-SHUV OD
Exegesis
Ki {כִּ֚י | kî} introduces the content of what will be known, and the fronted ani YHWH {אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה | ʾă-nî YHWH} creates an emphatic self-identification (“I—YHWH”), grounding the message in the divine speaker.
Root and etymology
Rootz-k-r
“to remember, recall”
In context — Ezekiel 21:5
And all flesh will know that I, the LORD , have drawn out My sword from its sheath; it will not return again.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 21:5, so the Hebrew word כִּ֚י (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.21.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.5.W3.S1) and character.