Genesis 15:8:6Gen.15.8.W6TAB
כִּ֥י
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
- phraseyour reading level
KI i-ra-SHEN-na
- clause
a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH ba-MA e-DA KI i-ra-SHEN-na
- sentence
va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH ba-MA e-DA KI i-ra-SHEN-na
Exegesis
The verb eda {אֵדַע | ʾē-ḏaʿ} ‘shall I know’ is a Qal imperfect first person form that looks to future, personal knowledge, introducing the content clause marked by ki {כִּי | kî} ‘that’. This ki-clause, “that I will inherit it,” functions as the object of Abram’s knowing.
In context — Genesis 15:8
And he said, “Lord GOD , by what shall I know that I will inherit it?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 15:8, so the Hebrew word כִּ֥י (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.15.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.8.W6.S1) and character.