Jeremiah 22:4:1Jer.22.4.W1TAB
כִּ֤י
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 IM-a-SO
- clause
KI IM-a-SO ta-a-SU ET-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE
- sentence
KI IM-a-SO ta-a-SU ET-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE u-va-U ve-sha-a-RE ha-BA-yit ha-ZE me-la-KHIM yo-she-VIM le-da-VID al-ki-se-O ro-khe-VIM ba-RE-khev u-va-su-SIM HU ve-av-DO va-a-va-DAV ve-a-MO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the emphatic conditional ki im {כִּי אִם־ | kî ʾim}, setting a strong contingency.
In context — Jeremiah 22:4
For if you do this thing , then kings sitting on David’s throne, riding in chariots and on horses—the king himself, his servants, and his people—will enter through the gates of this house .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 22:4, so the Hebrew word כִּ֤י (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.22.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.4.W1.S1) and character.