Judges 18:23:8Judg.18.23.W8TAB
כִּ֥י
ki
“that”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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
- phraseyour reading level
KI niz-a-KTA
- clause
va-yo-me-RU le-mi-KHA ma-le-KHA KI niz-a-KTA
- sentence
va-yik-re-U el-be-NEI-DAN va-ya-SE-bu pe-NEI-hem va-yo-me-RU le-mi-KHA ma-le-KHA KI niz-a-KTA
Exegesis
The idiom mah-lekha {מַה־לְּךָ | māh-lə-ḵā} ‘what is with you’ introduces a causal clause via ki {כִּי | kî}, leading to the Niphal perfect nizaqta {נִזְעָֽקְתָּ | niz-ʿāq-tā} conveying Micah’s vocal distress. The Hebrew sequence underscores an abrupt communal engagement with Micah’s unexpected outcry, rendered in English as sequential past actions to reflect the Hebrew narrative flow.
Root and etymology
y-k-ryod–kaf–resh
“recognize”
In context — Judges 18:23
And they called to the sons of Dan, and they turned their faces, and said to Micah, “What is it with you that you have cried out ?”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 18:23, so the Hebrew word כִּ֥י (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.18.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.23.W8.S1) and character.