Nehemiah 13:2:1Neh.13.2.W1TAB
כִּ֣י
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 LO kid-DE-MU
- clause
KI LO kid-DE-MU ET-be-NEI yis-ra-EL bal-LE-khem u-va-MA-yim
- sentence
KI LO kid-DE-MU ET-be-NEI yis-ra-EL bal-LE-khem u-va-MA-yim va-yis-KOR a-LAV ET-bil-AM le-kal-LO va-ya-ha-FOKH e-lo-HEI-nu hak-ke-la-LA liv-ra-KHA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’, introducing the explanatory clause.
In context — Nehemiah 13:2
Because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam to curse them, yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Nehemiah 13:2, 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 Neh.13.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.2.W1.S1) and character.