Genesis 15:16:5Gen.15.16.W5TAB
כִּ֧י
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 lo-sha-LEM
- clause
KI lo-sha-LEM a-VON ha-e-mo-RI ad-HEN-na
- sentence
ve-DOR re-vi-I ya-SHU-vu HEN-na KI lo-sha-LEM a-VON ha-e-mo-RI ad-HEN-na
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֧י | kî} ‘for, because’ introduces the rationale for this delayed return, forming a causal subordinate clause.
In context — Genesis 15:16
But in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 15:16, so the Hebrew word כִּ֧י (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 Gen.15.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.16.W5.S1) and character.