Numbers 22:34:9Num.22.34.W9TAB
כִּ֥י
ki
“that”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /kiː/
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
- word
KI
- phraseyour reading level
KI a-TA
- clause
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH kha-ta-TI KI LO ya-dat-TI KI a-TA nits-AV lik-ra-TI ba-da-REKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer bil-AM el-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH kha-ta-TI KI LO ya-dat-TI KI a-TA nits-AV lik-ra-TI ba-da-REKH ve-a-TA im-RA be-ei-NE-kha a-shu-VA LI
Exegesis
The confession ḥāṭāʾtî {חָטָ֔אתִי | ḥāṭāʾtî} ‘I have sinned’ is followed by the causal clause kî lōʾ yāḏaʿtî {כִּ֚י לֹא יָדַעְתִּי | kî lōʾ yāḏaʿtî} ‘for I did not know’.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-lamed-aleph-kaf
“messenger”
In context — Numbers 22:34
And Balaam said to the angel of the LORD , "I have sinned , for I did not know that you were standing to meet me on the road. Now, if it is evil in your eyes, I will turn back."
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:34:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 22:34, so the Hebrew word כִּ֥י (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.22.34.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.34.W9.S1) and character.