Jeremiah 22:17:1Jer.22.17.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 EN e-NE-kha
- clause
KI EN e-NE-kha ve-LIB-be-kha KI im-al-BIT-se-e-kha
- sentence
KI EN e-NE-kha ve-LIB-be-kha KI im-al-BIT-se-e-kha ve-AL dam-ha-na-KI lish-POKH ve-al-ha-O-shekh ve-al-ham-me-RU-tsa la-a-SOT
Exegesis
The verse begins with ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because’, transitioning from preceding judgment.
The emphatic phrase kî ʾim–ʿal {כִּי אִם־עַל | kî ʾim–ʿal} means ‘only for.’
In context — Jeremiah 22:17
For your eyes and your heart are fixed only on selfish gain and on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and on violence.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 22:17, 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.22.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.17.W1.S1) and character.