Leviticus 22:7:7Lev.22.7.W7TAB
כִּ֥י
ki
“because”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- because
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 lakh-MO
- clause
ve-a-KHAR yo-KHAL min-ha-ko-da-SHIM KI lakh-MO HU
- sentence
oo-VA ha-SHE-mesh ve-ta-HER ve-a-KHAR yo-KHAL min-ha-ko-da-SHIM KI lakh-MO HU
Exegesis
Finally, the causal clause kî laḥ-mô hûʾ {כִּי לַחְמוֹ הוּא | kî laḥ-mô hûʾ} ‘for it is his food’ establishes legal entitlement. The English renders Hebrew temporal and causal particles as coordinated clauses, preserving the ritual logic of purification and provision.
Root and etymology
s-k-r
“hire, wage”
In context — Leviticus 22:7
And when the sun has set, he shall be clean, and afterward he may eat of the holy things; for it is his food.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:7:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 22:7, 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.22.7.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.7.W7.S1) and character.