Leviticus 19:2:8Lev.19.2.W8TAB
כִּ֣י
ki
“for”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /kiː/
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 ka-DOHSH
- clause
KI ka-DOHSH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- sentence
da-BER el-kol-a-DAT be-NEE-yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM ke-do-SHEEM tih-eh-YOO KI ka-DOHSH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּ֣י | kî} ‘for/because’ introduces the self-affirmation qādōš ʾănî YHWH ʾĕlōhêḵem {קָד֔וֹשׁ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם | qādōš ʾănî YHWH ʾĕlōhêḵem} ‘for I the LORD your God am holy.’ Positioning the divine name at the close delivers climactic emphasis, rooting the moral injunction in the character of the covenant Lord.
Root and etymology
Rootš-kh-r
“hire, wage”
In context — Leviticus 19:2
Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, “You shall be holy, for I, the LORD your God , am holy .”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 19:2, so the Hebrew word כִּ֣י (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.19.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.2.W8.S1) and character.