Leviticus 23:29:1Lev.23.29.W1TAB
כִּ֤י
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 khohl-ha-NE-fesh
- clause
KI khohl-ha-NE-fesh a-SHER loh-teh-oo-NEH beh-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZEH
- sentence
KI khohl-ha-NE-fesh a-SHER loh-teh-oo-NEH beh-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZEH veh-nikh-re-TAH meh-a-me-HA
Exegesis
The Hebrew text opens with the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for, because’, forming a causal clause that leads to a prescribed consequence.
In context — Leviticus 23:29
Every soul that does not humble itself on this exact day shall be cut off from its people.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 23:29, so the Hebrew word כִּ֤י (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.23.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.29.W1.S1) and character.