Hosea 14:1:6Hos.14.1.W6TABWLC Hosea 14:2
כִּ֥י
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 kha-SHAL-ta
- clause
KI kha-SHAL-ta ba-a-VO-ne-kha
- sentence
SHU-VA yis-ra-EL AD Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha KI kha-SHAL-ta ba-a-VO-ne-kha
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because’ provides the rationale in a following causal clause: kashalta {כָשַׁלְתָּ | kāšaltā} ‘you stumbled’ is completed-action perfect, and baʿavonekha {בַּעֲוֹנֶךָ | baʿăwōneḵā} ‘in your iniquity’ expresses the sphere/cause in which the stumbling occurred. English renders the fronted imperative with a direct command, then retains the explanatory ki-clause to preserve the prophetic logic: return, because the fall has come from sin.
In context — Hosea 14:1
Turn back, O Israel, to the LORD your God , for you have stumbled in your iniquity .
About this coordinate
Hosea 14:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Hosea 14:1, so the Hebrew word כִּ֥י (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 Hos.14.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.1.W6.S1) and character.