Leviticus 15:2:8Lev.15.2.W8TAB
כִּ֤י
ki
“when”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ki/
Meaning by language
- English
- when
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 yi-he-YEH
- clause
EESH EESH KI yi-he-YEH ZAV mib-be-SA-RO zo-VO ta-ME HU
- sentence
dab-be-RU el-be-NEH yis-ra-EL va-a-mar-TEM a-le-HEM EESH EESH KI yi-he-YEH ZAV mib-be-SA-RO zo-VO ta-ME HU
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | ki} introduces a conditional clause (protasis) marked by the imperfect yihyeh {יִהְיֶה | yihyeh} ‘there is/shall be’.
In context — Leviticus 15:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them: “Any man, when there is a discharge from his flesh, that discharge makes him unclean .”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 15:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 15:2, 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 Lev.15.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.15.2.W8.S1) and character.