Genesis 19:22:4Gen.19.22.W4TAB
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 LO u-KHAL
- clause
ma-HER him-ma-LET SHAM-ma KI LO u-KHAL la-a-SOT da-VAR ad-bo-a-KHA SHAM-ma
- sentence
ma-HER him-ma-LET SHAM-ma KI LO u-KHAL la-a-SOT da-VAR ad-bo-a-KHA SHAM-ma al-KEN ka-RA shem-ha-IR tso-AR
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause where lo ukhal {לֹא אוּכַל | lō ʾûkhal} ‘I am not able’ (Qal imperfect first person negated) links to the infinitive la'asot {לַעֲשׂוֹת | laʿăśôt} ‘to do’ plus davar {דָּבָר | dāḇār} ‘thing’, yielding “to do a thing.”
Root and etymology
Rootmem–lamed–kaf
“to send as a messenger”
In context — Genesis 19:22
Swiftly flee there, for I cannot do anything until you arrive. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar .
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 19:22, 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.19.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.22.W4.S1) and character.