Isaiah 15:1:3Isa.15.1.W3TAB
כִּ֠י
ki
“because”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- because
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
- clause
KI be-LEL shu-DAD AR mo-AV nid-MA KI be-LEL shu-DAD kir-mo-AV nid-MA
- sentence
ma-SA mo-AV KI be-LEL shu-DAD AR mo-AV nid-MA KI be-LEL shu-DAD kir-mo-AV nid-MA
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ signals causation, and the temporal phrase be-leil {בְּלֵיל | bə-lêl} ‘in night’ establishes sudden timing.
Root and etymology
ב־כ־הb-k-h
“to weep, lament”
In context — Isaiah 15:1
A proclamation about Moab: in the night Ar of Moab is destroyed and silenced ; in the night Kir of Moab is destroyed and silenced.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 15:1, so the Hebrew word כִּ֠י (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.15.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.1.W3.S1) and character.