Job 16:3:5Job.16.3.W5TAB
כִּ֣י
ki
“that”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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 ta-a-NE
- clause
O ma-YAM-re-tsa-kha KI ta-a-NE
- sentence
ha-KETS le-div-REI-RU-akh O ma-YAM-re-tsa-kha KI ta-a-NE
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֣י | kî} links that cause to the resulting action taaneh {תַעֲנֶֽה׃ | ta-ʿă-neh}, where the imperfect form in context conveys continued engagement (“you keep answering”). English renders the Hebrew’s compact, parallel questioning with two coordinated questions joined by “or,” preserving the escalating tone of protest typical of Job’s poetic disputation.
In context — Job 16:3
Is there an end to words of wind, or what urges you on that you answer?
About this coordinate
Job 16:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 16:3, 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 Job.16.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.16.3.W5.S1) and character.