Judges 18:9:5Judg.18.9.W5TAB
כִּ֤י
ki
“for”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
KI ra-I-nu
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru KU-ma ve-na-a-LE a-le-HEM KI ra-I-nu et-ha-A-rets ve-hi-NE to-VA me-OD
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru KU-ma ve-na-a-LE a-le-HEM KI ra-I-nu et-ha-A-rets ve-hi-NE to-VA me-OD ve-a-TEM makh-SHIM al-te-a-TSLU la-LE-khet la-VO la-RE-shet et-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿalêhem {עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ʿălêhem} identifies the target, and the conjunction kî {כִּ֤י | kî} links to the perfect ra’inu {רָאִ֙ינוּ֙ | rā’înû} with its object ha’aretz {הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā’āreṣ} framed by the object marker ’eṯ {אֶת־ | ’eṯ}.
Root and etymology
y-k-ryod–kaf–resh
“recognize”
In context — Judges 18:9
They said, “Get up and let us move against them, for we have inspected the land and found it to be exceptionally good. Why are you standing idle? Do not be lazy to go in, enter, and take possession of the land .”
About this coordinate
Judges 18:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 18:9, so the Hebrew word כִּ֤י (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.18.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.9.W5.S1) and character.