Isaiah 21:6:1Isa.21.6.W1TAB
כִּ֣י
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
- phraseyour reading level
KI KHO a-MAR
- clause
KI KHO a-MAR e-LAI a-do-NAI
- sentence
KI KHO a-MAR e-LAI a-do-NAI LEKH ha-a-MED ha-me-tsa-PE a-SHER yir-E ya-GID
Exegesis
The verse is introduced by ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’, linking the command to the larger oracle, and koh {כֹּה | kôh} ‘thus’, a conventional cue that what follows is an authoritative utterance.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–kaph–resh
“to hire”
In context — Isaiah 21:6
For thus the Lord said to me: “Go, place the watchman ; let him declare what he sees.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 21:6, so the Hebrew word כִּ֣י (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.21.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.6.W1.S1) and character.