Jeremiah 20:11:12Jer.20.11.W12TAB
כִּֽי־לֹ֣א
kilo
“for not”
- Transliteration
- ki-LO
- Extended
- KEE-LOH
- IPA
- /kiːˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for not
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
ki-LO
- phraseyour reading level
ki-LO his-ki-LU
- clause
BO-shu me-OD ki-LO his-ki-LU ke-lim-MAT o-LAM LO tish-sha-KHE-akh
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH o-TI ke-gib-BOR a-RITS al-KEN ro-de-FAI yik-ka-she-LU ve-LO yu-kha-LU BO-shu me-OD ki-LO his-ki-LU ke-lim-MAT o-LAM LO tish-sha-KHE-akh
Exegesis
The explanatory clause kî-lō hiskîlû {כִּי־לֹא הִשׂכִּילוּ | kî-lō hiskîlû} ‘for they did not act wisely’ functions as a reason clause.
In context — Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me as a mighty and terrible one; therefore my pursuers will stumble and not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they have not prospered . Their everlasting disgrace will never be forgotten.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Jeremiah 20:11, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־לֹ֣א (kilo) 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.20.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.11.W12.S1) and character.