Isaiah 16:9:11Isa.16.9.W11TAB
כִּ֧י
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
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KI al-KEI-tsekh
- clause
KI al-KEI-tsekh ve-al-ke-tsi-REKH HEI-dad na-FAL
- sentence
al-KEN ev-ke biv-KHI ya-ze-R GE-fen siv-MA a-ra-YA-vek dim-a-TI khe-shBON ve-el-a-LE KI al-KEI-tsekh ve-al-ke-tsi-REKH HEI-dad na-FAL
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introduces an explanatory clause in which heidad {הֵידָד | hêy-yā-dâd} ‘shout’ governed by nafal {נָפָל | nā-pâl} ‘has fallen’ forms the predicate.
Root and etymology
s-kh-rshin–kaph–resh
“to hire, engage”
In context — Isaiah 16:9
Therefore I will weep with Jazer’s lament for the vine of Sibmah; I will drench you with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh, for the shout over your summer fruit and your harvest has fallen.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 16:9, so the Hebrew word כִּ֧י (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.16.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.9.W11.S1) and character.