כִּֽי־כוֹכְבֵ֤י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 כִּֽי־כוֹכְבֵ֤י

   ki-kho-khve

   for stars of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּֽי־כוֹכְבֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙

   ki-kho-khve ha-sha-MA-yim

   for stars of the heavens
3. clause🔊 כִּֽי־כוֹכְבֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א יָהֵ֖לּוּ אוֹרָ֑ם

   ki-kho-khve ha-sha-MA-yim u-khe-si-le-HEM LO ya-HEL-lu o-RAM

   for stars of the heavens and their constellations not they will give light their light
4. sentence🔊 כִּֽי־כוֹכְבֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ וּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א יָהֵ֖לּוּ אוֹרָ֑ם חָשַׁ֤ךְ הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ בְּצֵאת֔וֹ וְיָרֵ֖חַ לֹֽא־יַגִּ֥יהַ אוֹרֽוֹ׃

   ki-kho-khve ha-sha-MA-yim u-khe-si-le-HEM LO ya-HEL-lu o-RAM kha-SHAKH ha-SHE-mesh be-tse-TO ve-ya-RE-akh lo-ya-GI-ya o-RO

   for stars of the heavens and their constellations not they will give light their light is darkened or became dark the sun at its going out or at its rising and moon will not cause to shine its light

Exegesis

The conjunction ki {כִּֽי | kî} functions as a causal marker.

The coordinated subject kokhvei hashamayim {כוֹכְבֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַיִם֙ | kōkhēvē haššāmāyim} “stars of the heavens” joins ukesileihem {וּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶם | ukesîlêhem} “their constellations” and governs the Hiphil imperfect yahelu {יָהֵ֖לּוּ | yāhēlû} with oram {אוֹרָ֑ם | ʾôrām} as its object.

Root and etymology

k-k-v🔊 כ־כ־בkaf–kaf–bet

“star, celestial body”

• 🔊 כּוֹכָבִיםkokhavimstarsGenesis 1:16