Job 20:5:1Job.20.5.W1TAB
כִּ֤י
ki
“that or for”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that or 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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Word in context
- word
KI
- clause
KI rin-NA-t re-sha-IM mik-ka-ROV
- sentence
KI rin-NA-t re-sha-IM mik-ka-ROV ve-sim-KHA-t kha-NEF a-de-RA-ga
Exegesis
The verse is a causal assertion introduced by ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because,’ grounding the prior warning in a general truth.
In context — Job 20:5
For the exultation of the wicked is brief, and the joy of the godless is only a moment .
About this coordinate
Job 20:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 20:5, 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.20.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.5.W1.S1) and character.