Judges 17:13:7Judg.17.13.W7TAB

לִ֑י

li

to me

Transliteration
LI
Extended
LEE
IPA
/ˈliː/

Meaning by language

English
to me

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    LI

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer mi-KHA a-TA ya-DA-te-ti ki-YE-ti-iv Ye-ho-VAH LI

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer mi-KHA a-TA ya-DA-te-ti ki-YE-ti-iv Ye-ho-VAH LI KI ha-YA-li ha-le-VI le-kho-HEN

Exegesis

The conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} introduces a cause clause yē·ṯî·ḇ {יֵיטִיב | yē·ṯî·ḇ} in the hiphil imperfect, emphasizing the LORD’s intentional action for lî {לִי | lî}.

In contextJudges 17:13

And Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will do good to me because the Levite has become my priest.”

About this coordinate

Judges 17:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 17:13, so the Hebrew word לִ֑י (li) 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.17.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.17.13.W7.S1) and character.