Proverbs 19:18:3Prov.19.18.W3TAB
כִּי־יֵ֣שׁ
kiyesh
“for there is”
- Transliteration
- KI-YESH
- Extended
- KEE-YEESH
- IPA
- /kiːˈjeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for there is
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
KI-YESH
- clause
yas-SER BIN-kha KI-YESH tik-VA
- sentence
yas-SER BIN-kha KI-YESH tik-VA ve-EL-ha-mi-TO AL-ti-SA naf-she-KHA
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki yesh {כִּי־יֵשׁ | kî yēš} ‘for there is’ links to the noun tikvah {תִּקְוָ֑ה | tiqvāh} ‘hope’, forming a conditional temporal clause.
In context — Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not let your soul desire his death.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 19:18, so the Hebrew word כִּי־יֵ֣שׁ (kiyesh) 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 Prov.19.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.18.W3.S1) and character.