Job 21:30:1Job.21.30.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 le-YOM ED ye-KHA-sekh RA
- sentence
KI le-YOM ED ye-KHA-sekh RA le-YOM a-va-ROT yu-va-LU
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for, because’ opens a supporting explanation within Job’s argument about the apparent delay of judgment.
Root and etymology
y-d-dyod–dalet–dalet
“hand; blow”
In context — Job 21:30
For the evil is spared for a day of disaster; they are led to a day of wrath .
About this coordinate
Job 21:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 21:30, 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.21.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.21.30.W1.S1) and character.