Isaiah 15:5:13Isa.15.5.W13TAB
כִּ֚י
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
- clause
KI ma-a-LE hal-lu-KHIT biv-KHI ya-a-LE-BO KI DE-rekh kho-ro-NA-yim za-a-KAT-SHE-ver ye-o-E-ru
- sentence
li-BI le-mo-AV yiz-AK be-ri-KHE-ha ad-TSO-ar eg-LAT she-li-SHI-ya KI ma-a-LE hal-lu-KHIT biv-KHI ya-a-LE-BO KI DE-rekh kho-ro-NA-yim za-a-KAT-SHE-ver ye-o-E-ru
Exegesis
Two causal clauses introduced by ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because’ link the lament to locationals: ma‘aleh halluhit {מַעֲלֵה הַלּוּחִית | ma-‘ă-lê ha-l-lu-ḥît} ‘ascent of Luhith’ and derekh horonayim {דֶּרֶךְ חוֹרֹנַיִם | de-reḵ ḥō-rō-na-yim} ‘way of Horonaim’.
Root and etymology
ב־כ־הb-k-h
“to weep, lament”
In context — Isaiah 15:5
My heart cries out for Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, like a three-year-old heifer. For on the ascent of Luhith they go in weeping ; for on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of destruction.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Isaiah 15:5, so the Hebrew word כִּ֚י (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.15.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.5.W13.S1) and character.