Leviticus 21:15:4Lev.21.15.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 me-kad-DEH-sho
- sentence
ve-LO-ye-khal-LEL zar-O be-am-AV KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-DEH-sho
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֛י | kī} introduces a causal clause that begins with the copular pronoun ani {אֲנִ֥י | ʾa-nî} ‘I’ and the divine name YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’, thereby establishing divine authority.
In context — Leviticus 21:15
And he shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who makes him holy .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 21:15, 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.21.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.15.W4.S1) and character.