Genesis 21:30:2Gen.21.30.W2TAB
כִּ֚י
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
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KI
- clause
va-YO-mer KI et-SHE-va ke-va-SOT ti-KAKH mi-ya-DI
- sentence
va-YO-mer KI et-SHE-va ke-va-SOT ti-KAKH mi-ya-DI ba-a-VUR ti-he-ye-LI le-e-DA KI kha-FAR-ti et-ha-be-ER ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} functions causally (‘because’) in the opening clause.
The second conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} shifts to a content function (‘that’), linking to the perfected action chafarti {חָפַרְתִּי | ḥā-par-tî} ‘I have dug.’
In context — Genesis 21:30
And he said, “Because you will take these seven ewe-lambs from my hand, it will serve as a witness that I have dug this well.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 21:30, so the Hebrew word כִּ֚י (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.21.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.30.W2.S1) and character.