Leviticus 20:7:4Lev.20.7.W4TAB
כִּ֛י
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
- clause
KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH eh-lo-HEI-khem
- sentence
veh-hit-kad-dish-TEM vih-yee-TEM keh-doh-SHEEM KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH eh-lo-HEI-khem
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ introduces the causal basis in the divine declaration: ani {אֲנִי | ʼănî} ‘I’ is emphatic before YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} ‘LORD’, followed by eloheikhem {אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | ʼĕ-lō-hê-ḵem} ‘your God’, expressing the covenantal authority underpinning the mandate. The vav-consecutive forms create a seamless imperative sequence, while the parallel structure “consecrate yourselves … and you shall be holy” stresses both intentional action and intended identity.
In context — Leviticus 20:7
And you shall consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy, because I am the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 20:7, so the Hebrew word כִּ֛י (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.20.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.7.W4.S1) and character.