Joshua 17:6:1Josh.17.6.W1TAB
כִּ֚י
ki
“for”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /kiː/
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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Word in context
- word
KI
- clause
KI be-NOT me-na-SHEH na-ha-LU na-ha-LA be-TOHKH ba-NAV
- sentence
KI be-NOT me-na-SHEH na-ha-LU na-ha-LA be-TOHKH ba-NAV ve-ER-ets hag-gil-AD ha-ye-TAH liv-NEI-me-na-SHEH ha-no-ta-RIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because’, introducing a causal clause that explains an inheritance exception.
Root and etymology
consonantsmem–kaf–resh
“to sell”
In context — Joshua 17:6
For the daughters of Manasseh received an inheritance among his sons, and the land of Gilead belonged to the remaining sons of Manasseh.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 17:6, so the Hebrew word כִּ֚י (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.17.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.6.W1.S1) and character.