Leviticus 21:18:1Lev.21.18.W1TAB
כִּ֥י
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
- phraseyour reading level
KI khol-ISH
- clause
KI khol-ISH ah-sher-BO MUM LO yik-RAV
- sentence
KI khol-ISH ah-sher-BO MUM LO yik-RAV ISH ee-VER O pi-SE-akh O kha-RUM O sa-RU-a
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for; because’ introducing the basis for the prohibition.
In context — Leviticus 21:18
For any man who has a defect shall not come near: a man who is blind, or lame, or mutilated in face , or a limb too long.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 21:18, so the Hebrew word כִּ֥י (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.21.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.18.W1.S1) and character.