Malachi 3:2:8Mal.3.2.W8TAB
כִּי־הוּא֙
kihu
“for he”
- Transliteration
- ki-HU
- Extended
- kih-HOO
- IPA
- /kiːˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for he
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
ki-HU
- phraseyour reading level
be-he-ra-O-to ki-HU
- sentence
u-MI me-khal-KEL ET-YOM bo-O u-MI ha-O-MED be-he-ra-O-to ki-HU ke-ESH me-tsa-REF u-khe-VO-rit me-khab-BE-sim
Exegesis
The conjunction ki-hu {כִּי־הוּא | kî-hûʾ} introduces two vivid similes: ke’esh metzaref {כְּאֵשׁ מְצָרֵף | kə-ʾēš mə-ṣā-rēp̄} likening divine judgment to a refiner’s fire, and u-keborit mekabbesim {וּכְבֹרִית מְכַבְּסִים | û-kə-ḇō-rîṯ mə-kab-bə-sîm} comparing it to the soap of launderers, both conveying purification through trial.
In context — Malachi 3:2
But who can endure the day when He arrives, and who can stand firm at His appearing ? For He is like a refiner’s fire and like the soap used by launderers.
About this coordinate
Malachi 3:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Malachi 3:2, so the Hebrew word כִּי־הוּא֙ (kihu) 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 Mal.3.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mal.3.2.W8.S1) and character.