Numbers 21:1:6Num.21.1.W6TAB
כִּ֚י
ki
“that”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KIH
- IPA
- /ki/
Meaning by language
- English
- that
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
va-yish-MA hak-ke-na-a-NI ME-lekh-a-RAD yo-SHEV han-NE-gev KI BA yis-ra-EL DE-rekh ha-a-ta-RIM
- sentence
va-yish-MA hak-ke-na-a-NI ME-lekh-a-RAD yo-SHEV han-NE-gev KI BA yis-ra-EL DE-rekh ha-a-ta-RIM va-yil-la-KHEM be-yis-ra-EL va-yish-BE mi-men-NU she-VI
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֚י | kî} introduces the clause with ba {בָּ֣א | bā} “came,” marking temporal-causal context.
In context — Numbers 21:1
When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel and took some captives.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 21:1, 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.21.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.1.W6.S1) and character.