Joshua 17:3:9Josh.17.3.W9TAB
כִּ֣י
ki
“for”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ki/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
KI
- phraseyour reading level
KI im-ba-NOT
- clause
ve-lits-laf-KHAD ben-KHE-fer ben-gil-AD ben-ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH lo-ha-YU LO ba-NIM KI im-ba-NOT
- sentence
ve-lits-laf-KHAD ben-KHE-fer ben-gil-AD ben-ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH lo-ha-YU LO ba-NIM KI im-ba-NOT ve-E-leh she-MOT be-no-TAV makh-LAH ve-no-AH khag-LAH mil-KAH ve-tir-TSAH
Exegesis
ʾim-bānôṯ {כִּ֣י אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת | kî ʾim-bānôṯ} creates a sharp restriction: not sons, but daughters.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–kaf–resh
“to sell”
In context — Joshua 17:3
As for Zelophehad , son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh, there were no sons for him, but only daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 17:3, 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 Josh.17.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.3.W9.S1) and character.