Genesis 15:4:8Gen.15.4.W8TAB
כִּי־אִם֙
kiim
“but rather”
- Transliteration
- ki-IM
- Extended
- kee-IHM
- IPA
- /kiː.ˈʔim/
Meaning by language
- English
- but rather
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ki-IM
- clause
ki-IM a-SHER ye-TSE mim-me-E-kha HU yi-ra-SHE-kha
- sentence
ve-hin-NEH de-var-ye-ho-VAH e-LAV le-MOR LO yi-rash-KHA ZEH ki-IM a-SHER ye-TSE mim-me-E-kha HU yi-ra-SHE-kha
Exegesis
The emphatic adversative ki-im {כִּי־אִם | kî-ʾim} introduces an exception that strongly contrasts with the rejected heir.
In context — Genesis 15:4
And behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but rather the one who shall come forth from your own inner being —he shall be your heir.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 15:4, so the Hebrew word כִּי־אִם֙ (kiim) 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.15.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.4.W8.S1) and character.