Leviticus 21:2:1Lev.21.2.W1TAB
כִּ֚י
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 im-li-she-RO ha-ka-ROV e-LAV
- sentence
KI im-li-she-RO ha-ka-ROV e-LAV leh-im-MO oo-leh-ah-VIV veh-liv-NO oo-leh-bit-TO oo-leh-ah-KHIV
Exegesis
The verse opens with ki {כִּי | kî} ‘but’ functioning as a conjunction that introduces an exceptive clause.
In context — Leviticus 21:2
But only for his close relative , who is the close one to him, to his mother, to his father, to his son, to his daughter, and to his brother.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 21:2, so the Hebrew word כִּ֚י (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.21.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.2.W1.S1) and character.