Leviticus 22:9:8Lev.22.9.W8TAB
כִּ֣י
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 ye-khal-le-LOO-hu
- clause
ve-sham-RU et-mish-mar-TI ve-LO-yis-U a-LAV KHET u-me-TU VO ki ye-khal-le-LOO-hu
- sentence
ve-sham-RU et-mish-mar-TI ve-LO-yis-U a-LAV KHET u-me-TU VO ki ye-khal-le-LOO-hu a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-SHAM
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal Piel imperfect yechalleluhu {יְחַלְּלֻהוּ | yə-ḥal-le-lû-hû} ‘they profane it,’ highlighting intentional desecration.
Root and etymology
s-k-r
“hire, wage”
In context — Leviticus 22:9
And they shall keep My charge so that they do not bear sin upon it and die in it, because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 22:9, so the Hebrew word כִּ֣י (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.22.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.9.W8.S1) and character.