Genesis 19:2:16Gen.19.2.W16TAB
כִּ֥י
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 va-re-KHOV
- clause
va-yom-RU LO KI va-re-KHOV na-LIN
- sentence
va-YO-mer hin-NEH na-a-do-NAI SU-ru NA el-BET av-de-KHEM ve-LI-nu ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-le-KHEM ve-hish-kam-TEM va-ha-lakh-TEM le-dar-ke-KHEM va-yom-RU LO KI va-re-KHOV na-LIN
Exegesis
The narrative returns with vayomru {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | wayyōʾmərû} ‘and they said,’ whose emphatic negative lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘no’ and contrastive ki {כִּי | kî} ‘but’ heighten the refusal.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to send as a messenger”
In context — Genesis 19:2
He said, “Please, my lords , turn aside to your servant’s house, stay the night, and wash your feet . Then you may rise early in the morning and go on your way.” But they replied, “No; we will stay the night in the public square.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:2:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Genesis 19:2, 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.19.2.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.2.W16.S1) and character.