Joshua 17:13:2Josh.17.13.W2TAB
כִּ֤י
ki
“when”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /kiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when
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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The word
Word in context
- word
KI
- phraseyour reading level
KI khaz-KU
- clause
va-ye-HI KI khaz-KU be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yit-NU et-hak-ke-na-a-NI la-MAS
- sentence
va-ye-HI KI khaz-KU be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yit-NU et-hak-ke-na-a-NI la-MAS ve-ho-RESH LO ho-ri-SHO
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֤י | kî} ‘when’ introduces the temporal clause.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–kaf–resh
“to sell”
In context — Joshua 17:13
And it happened, when the sons of Israel grew strong, they subjected the Canaanite to forced labor , but dispossessed him they did not.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 17:13, 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 Josh.17.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.13.W2.S1) and character.