Numbers 18:24:1Num.18.24.W1TAB
כִּ֞י
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
- clause
KI et-ma-ASAR be-NEI-yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-RI-mu la-ye-ho-VAH te-ru-MAH na-TA-ti la-le-vi-YIM le-na-cha-LAH
- sentence
KI et-ma-ASAR be-NEI-yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-RI-mu la-ye-ho-VAH te-ru-MAH na-TA-ti la-le-vi-YIM le-na-cha-LAH al-KEN a-MAR-ti la-HEM be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL LO yin-cha-LU na-cha-LAH
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} marks a causal clause that frames the explanation.
In context — Numbers 18:24
For the tithe of the Israelites, which they lift up as an offering to the LORD , I have given to the Levites as an inheritance. Therefore, I said to them, “They shall have no inheritance among the Israelites.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 18:24, so the Hebrew word כִּ֞י (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.18.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.24.W1.S1) and character.