Jeremiah 20:4:1Jer.20.4.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 Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI KHO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hin-ne-NI no-TEN-kha le-ma-GOR le-KHA u-le-khal-o-ha-VE-kha ve-na-FLU be-KHE-rev o-ye-VE-hem ve-e-NE-kha ro-OT
- sentence
KI KHO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hin-ne-NI no-TEN-kha le-ma-GOR le-KHA u-le-khal-o-ha-VE-kha ve-na-FLU be-KHE-rev o-ye-VE-hem ve-e-NE-kha ro-OT ve-et-kal-ye-hu-DA e-TEN be-YAD ME-lekh-ba-VEL ve-hig-LAM ba-ve-LA ve-hi-KAM be-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The verse opens with ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for,’ introducing divine speech.
Root and etymology
s-k-lShin–Kaph–Lamed
“have insight”
In context — Jeremiah 20:4
For thus says the LORD , “Behold, I am making you a terror to yourself and to all your friends ; and they will fall by the sword of their enemies as you watch. All of Judah I will give into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will exile them to Babylon and strike them down with the sword.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 20:4, 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 Jer.20.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.4.W1.S1) and character.