Judges 15:7:6Judg.15.7.W6TAB
כִּ֛י
ki
“indeed”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- indeed
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 im-nik-KAM-ti va-KHEM ve-a-KHAR e-KHDAL
- sentence
va-YO-mer la-HEM shim-SHON im-ta-a-SUN ka-ZOT KI im-nik-KAM-ti va-KHEM ve-a-KHAR e-KHDAL
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} adds emphasis, realized as “surely” in the formal.
Root and etymology
nun–kaph–hehnun–kaph–heh
“to strike”
In context — Judges 15:7
Samson said to them, “If you act like this, surely I will take vengeance on you; and afterward, I will cease.”
About this coordinate
Judges 15:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 15:7, so the Hebrew word כִּ֛י (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 Judg.15.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.7.W6.S1) and character.