Numbers 15:34:4Num.15.34.W4TAB
כִּ֚י
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
- clause
KI LO fo-RASH ma-ye-a-SE LO
- sentence
va-ya-NI-khu o-TO ba-mish-MAR KI LO fo-RASH ma-ye-a-SE LO
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki lo porash {כִּי לֹא פֹרַשׁ | kî lō pōrāš} ‘because it was not declared’ uses the Pual perfect to convey lack of a formal proclamation.
In context — Numbers 15:34
And they placed him in custody , because it had not been declared what should be done to him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:34:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 15:34, so the Hebrew word כִּ֚י (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.15.34.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.34.W4.S1) and character.