Numbers 14:43:1Num.14.43.W1TAB
כִּי֩
ki
“for”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /kiː/
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
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KI ha-a-ma-LE-ki ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI SHAM
- clause
KI ha-a-ma-LE-ki ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI SHAM lif-NEI-khem u-ne-fal-TEM be-KHA-rev
- sentence
KI ha-a-ma-LE-ki ve-ha-ke-na-a-NI SHAM lif-NEI-khem u-ne-fal-TEM be-KHA-rev ki-al-KEN shav-TEM me-a-kha-REI Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-yi-he-YEH Ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with ki {כִּי | kî} “for/because,” establishing a causal link between the enemy’s presence and Israel’s fate.
In context — Numbers 14:43
For the Amalekite and the Canaanite are there before you, and you will fall by the sword, therefore you have turned away from the LORD , and the LORD will not be with you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:43:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 14:43, so the Hebrew word כִּי֩ (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 Num.14.43.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.43.W1.S1) and character.