Genesis 16:13:8Gen.16.13.W8TAB
כִּ֣י
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 am-RA
- clause
KI am-RA ha-GAM ha-LOM ra-I-ti a-kha-RE ro-I
- sentence
va-tik-RA shem-ye-ho-VAH ha-do-VER e-le-HA a-TA EL ro-I KI am-RA ha-GAM ha-LOM ra-I-ti a-kha-RE ro-I
Exegesis
The conjunction ki ʾamrāh {כִּי אָמְרָה | kî ʾā-mə-rāh} ‘for she said’ introduces the explanatory quotation.
In context — Genesis 16:13
So she called the name of the LORD who was speaking to her, “You are God who sees me,” for she said, “Have I even here seen after the One who sees me?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 16:13, so the Hebrew word כִּ֣י (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.16.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.13.W8.S1) and character.