Numbers 15:31:1Num.15.31.W1TAB
כִּ֤י
ki
“because”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /kiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- because
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 de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ba-ZAH ve-ET-mits-VA-to he-FAR
- sentence
KI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ba-ZAH ve-ET-mits-VA-to he-FAR hi-ka-RET ti-ka-RET ha-NE-fesh ha-HU a-vo-NAH BAH
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the basis for divine exclusion.
In context — Numbers 15:31
Because he has despised the word of the LORD and has broken His commandment , that person shall surely be cut off; their guilt is upon them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:31:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 15:31, 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 Num.15.31.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.31.W1.S1) and character.