Job 19:21:5Job.19.21.W5TAB

כִּ֥י

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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Word in context

  1. word

    KI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KI yad-e-lo-AH

  3. clause

    KI yad-e-lo-AH na-ge-A BI

  4. sentence

    kha-NUN-ni kha-NUN-ni a-TEM re-AI KI yad-e-lo-AH na-ge-A BI

Exegesis

The conjunction ki {כִּ֥י | kî} introduces the causal clause, realized by the construct chain yad-ʾĕlôah {יַד־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ | yad-ʾĕlôah} as the subject of the Qal perfect nagaʿāh {נָ֣גְעָה | nāgaʿāh}, emphasizing divine agency.

Root and etymology

Rootyod–kaf–khet

to decide, reprove

In contextJob 19:21

Have pity on me, have pity on me—you my friends—for the hand of God has touched me.

About this coordinate

Job 19:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Job 19:21, so the Hebrew word כִּ֥י (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.19.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.19.21.W5.S1) and character.