Genesis 2:3:7Gen.2.3.W7TAB
כִּ֣י
ki
“because”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- because
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 VO sha-VAT
- clause
KI VO sha-VAT mi-kol-meh-lakh-TO a-sher-ba-RA e-lo-HIM la-a-SOT
- sentence
va-ye-VA-rekh e-lo-HIM et-YOM ha-she-vee-EE va-ye-kad-DESH o-TO KI VO sha-VAT mi-kol-meh-lakh-TO a-sher-ba-RA e-lo-HIM la-a-SOT
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause, with the prepositional phrase bô šā-ḇaṯ {בּוֹ שָׁבַת | bô šā-ḇaṯ} specifying the resting that grounds the day’s holiness.
In context — Genesis 2:3
And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it , because on it He rested from all His work—what God had created to do.
About this coordinate
Genesis 2:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 2:3, 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.2.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.2.3.W7.S1) and character.