Leviticus 22:16:7Lev.22.16.W7TAB
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 meh-kad-SHAM
- sentence
veh-hi-SEE-u oh-TAM ah-VON ash-MAH be-akh-LAM et-kad-SHEY-hem KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH meh-kad-SHAM
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֛י | kî} ‘for’ introduces a causal clause marked by the emphatic pronoun ani {אֲנִ֥י | ʾănî} ‘I’ and the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} ‘LORD’.
Root and etymology
s-k-r
“hire, wage”
In context — Leviticus 22:16
And they shall not cause them to bear liability in eating their holy offerings, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 22:16, 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.22.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.16.W7.S1) and character.