Isaiah 13:6:2Isa.13.6.W2TAB

כִּ֥י

ki

for

Transliteration
KI
Extended
KEE
IPA
/ˈkiː/

Meaning by language

English
for

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    KI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KI ka-ROV

  3. clause

    he-li-LU KI ka-ROV YOM ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    he-li-LU KI ka-ROV YOM ye-ho-VAH ke-SHOD mi-sha-DAI ya-VO

Exegesis

The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introduces the reason clause stating that the day of the LORD is near.

In contextIsaiah 13:6

Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; as devastation , it will come from the Almighty.

About this coordinate

Isaiah 13:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 13:6, 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 Isa.13.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.6.W2.S1) and character.