Jeremiah 14:20:6Jer.14.20.W6TAB

כִּ֥י

ki

for

Transliteration
KI
Extended
KEE
IPA
/ˈkiː/

Meaning by language

English
for

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    KI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KI kha-TA-nu

  3. clause

    KI kha-TA-nu LAKH

  4. sentence

    ya-DA-nu ye-ho-VAH rish-e-NU a-VON a-vo-TE-nu KI kha-TA-nu LAKH

Exegesis

The conjunction ki {כִּ֥י | kî} ‘for’ introduces a causal clause, and the phrase chatanu lakh {חָטָ֖אנוּ לָֽךְ | ḥā-ṭā-nū lāḵ} ‘we have sinned against you’ uses the prepositional suffix to indicate offense toward the addressee. The Hebrew word order places personal confession and direct address before stating the grounds of guilt, emphasizing responsibility and relational breach.

In contextJeremiah 14:20

We acknowledge, O LORD , our wickedness , and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against You.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 14:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 14:20, 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 Jer.14.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.20.W6.S1) and character.