Job 15:5:1Job.15.5.W1TAB
כִּ֤י
ki
“for or because”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /kiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for or because
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
- clause
KI ye-al-LEF a-VO-ne-kha FI-kha
- sentence
KI ye-al-LEF a-VO-ne-kha FI-kha ve-tiv-KHAR le-SHON a-ru-MIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because’, marking a causal explanation that supports the preceding accusation.
In context — Job 15:5
For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the tongue of the crafty .
About this coordinate
Job 15:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 15:5, 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.15.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.15.5.W1.S1) and character.