Job 14:7:1Job.14.7.W1TAB

כִּ֤י

ki

for

Transliteration
KI
Extended
KEE
IPA
/ˈkiː/

Meaning by language

English
for

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    KI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KI YESH la-ETS

  3. clause

    KI YESH la-ETS tik-VA im-yi-KA-ret ve-OD ya-kha-LIF

  4. 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 contextJob 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.