Leviticus 18:27:1Lev.18.27.W1TAB
כִּ֚י
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
- clause
KI et-KOL-ha-to-e-VOT ha-EL a-SU an-SHEI-ha-A-rets a-SHER lif-NEI-khem
- sentence
KI et-KOL-ha-to-e-VOT ha-EL a-SU an-SHEI-ha-A-rets a-SHER lif-NEI-khem va-tit-MA ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | ki} ‘for/because,’ linking this result clause to preceding prohibitions.
In context — Leviticus 18:27
For all these abominations , the people of the land who were before you did them, and the land has become defiled .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 18:27, so the Hebrew word כִּ֚י (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.18.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.27.W1.S1) and character.