Numbers 11:13:7Num.11.13.W7TAB
כִּֽי־יִבְכּ֤וּ
kiyivku
“for they weep”
- Transliteration
- ki-yiv-KU
- Extended
- kee-yeev-KOO
- IPA
- /kiˈjiv.kuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for they weep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ki-yiv-KU
- phraseyour reading level
ki-yiv-KU a-LAI
- clause
ki-yiv-KU a-LAI le-MOR te-NA-la-NU ba-SAR ve-no-KHE-la
- sentence
mei-A-yin li ba-SAR la-TET le-KHOL-ha-AM ha-ZEH ki-yiv-KU a-LAI le-MOR te-NA-la-NU ba-SAR ve-no-KHE-la
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּֽי־ | kî} ‘for’ introduces the causal clause with the imperfect yivku {יִבְכּ֤וּ | yiv-kû} ‘they weep’, noting continuous complaint.
Root and etymology
ב־כ־הb-k-h
“to weep, cry”
In context — Numbers 11:13
From where can I get meat to give to all these people? For they are weeping over me, saying, “Give us meat and we will eat.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 11:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 11:13, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־יִבְכּ֤וּ (kiyivku) 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 Num.11.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.11.13.W7.S1) and character.