Isaiah 39:8:9Isa.39.8.W9TAB
כִּ֥י
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 yih-ye-YE
- clause
va-YO-mer KI yih-ye-YE sha-LOM ve-e-MET be-ya-MAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-YA-hu TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BAR-ta va-YO-mer KI yih-ye-YE sha-LOM ve-e-MET be-ya-MAI
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֥י | kî} ‘for’ introduces the causal clause yihyeh šālôm wəʾĕmet {יִהְיֶ֛ה שָׁל֥וֹם וֶאֱמֶ֖ת | yihyeh šālôm wəʾĕmet} ‘there will be peace and truth’, where the imperfect-subject order yihyeh highlights certainty.
In context — Isaiah 39:8
And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken.” And he said, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 39:8, 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.39.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.8.W9.S1) and character.