Leviticus 21:14:8Lev.21.14.W8TAB
כִּ֛י
ki
“only”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /kiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- only
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 im-beh-TOO-LAH meh-ah-MAAV yih-KAKH i-SHAH
- sentence
al-ma-NAH u-ge-roo-SHAH va-kha-la-LAH zo-NAH et-EH-leh LO yih-KAAKH KI im-beh-TOO-LAH meh-ah-MAAV yih-KAKH i-SHAH
Exegesis
The verb yiqqâḥ recurs under the negative particle lo {לֹא | lô} and the adversative construction ki im {כִּי־אִם | kî 'im}, contrasting exclusion and inclusion.
In context — Leviticus 21:14
A widow, a divorced woman, a profaned woman , or a prostitute—these he must not take; but he shall take only a virgin from among his own people as his wife .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 21:14, 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.21.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.14.W8.S1) and character.