Job 14:7:1Job.14.7.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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The word
Word in context
- word
KI
- phraseyour reading level
KI YESH la-ETS
- clause
KI YESH la-ETS tik-VA im-yi-KA-ret ve-OD ya-kha-LIF
- sentence
KI YESH la-ETS tik-VA im-yi-KA-ret ve-OD ya-kha-LIF ve-yo-nak-TO LO te-KHED-dal
Exegesis
The verse opens with ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’, marking an explanatory ground for the observation that follows.
Root and etymology
consonantsSin–Kaf–Resh
“to hire, pay wages”
In context — Job 14:7
For there is hope for a tree; if it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its shoot will not cease.
About this coordinate
Job 14:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 14:7, 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 Job.14.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.14.7.W1.S1) and character.