Hosea 13:9:3Hos.13.9.W3TAB
כִּ֥י־בִ֖י
kivi
“for in me”
- Transliteration
- KI-VI
- Extended
- KEE-VEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː.viː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for in me
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
KI-VI
- clause
KI-VI ve-EZ-re-kha
- sentence
shi-KHET-kha yis-ra-EL KI-VI ve-EZ-re-kha
Exegesis
The clause introduced by ki-bi {כִּי־בִ֣י | kî-bî} supplies the reason, but it is expressed through two prepositional phrases without an overt verb, requiring English to supply a copula (“you are”). The repeated bet-phrases (bi … beezrekha) can be read locatively (“in Me is your help”) or adversatively (“against Me…against your help/Helper”); the adversative sense coheres with the prophetic rebuke by portraying Israel’s stance as opposition to the very One who is its help, so the translation renders bet as “against” while preserving the tight parallelism and emphasis created by the repetition.
In context — Hosea 13:9
It has ruined you, O Israel, for you are against Me—against your Help.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Hosea 13:9, so the Hebrew word כִּ֥י־בִ֖י (kivi) 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 Hos.13.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.9.W3.S1) and character.