Genesis 49:6:7Gen.49.6.W7TAB
כִּ֤י
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
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KI ve-ap-PAM
- clause
KI ve-ap-PAM har-GU ISH u-vir-tso-NAM ik-ke-ru-SHOR
- sentence
be-so-DAM al-ta-VO naf-SHI bik-ha-LAM al-te-KHAD ke-vo-DI KI ve-ap-PAM har-GU ISH u-vir-tso-NAM ik-ke-ru-SHOR
Exegesis
The causal clause begins with ki {כִּי | kî} “for,” explaining the separation: veapam {בְאַפָּם | ḇə-ʾap-pām} “in their anger” modifies hargu {הָרְגוּ | hā-rə-gū} “they killed,” with ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} as the generic object, while the coordinated phrase uvirtsonam {וּבִרְצֹנָם | ū-ḇir-ṣō-nām} “and by their will” intensifies intentionality for iqeru-shor {עִקְּרוּ־שׁוֹר | ʿik-kə-rū-šôr} “they hamstrung an ox.” The parallel prepositional phrases “in their anger / by their will” highlight both passion and premeditation. English renderings mirror the Hebrew jussive with “do not let” / “let … not,” and preserve the poetic parallelism while slightly restructuring for natural flow.
In context — Genesis 49:6
In their council , do not let my soul enter; in their assembly, do not let my honor be united. For in their anger they killed a man, and by their will they hamstrung an ox.
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 49:6, so the Hebrew word כִּ֤י (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.49.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.6.W7.S1) and character.