Proverbs 19:7:5Prov.19.7.W5TAB

כִּ֣י

ki

that

Transliteration
KI
Extended
KEE
IPA
/ˈkiː/

Meaning by language

English
that

Alphabet Analysis

Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    KI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    AF KI me-RE-e-HU ra-kha-KU mim-me-NU

  3. clause

    KAL a-KHE-RASH se-NE-u-HU AF KI me-RE-e-HU ra-kha-KU mim-me-NU

  4. sentence

    KAL a-KHE-RASH se-NE-u-HU AF KI me-RE-e-HU ra-kha-KU mim-me-NU me-rad-DEF a-ma-RIM lo-LO-HEM-ma

Exegesis

The adversative af kî {אַף כִּי | ʾāp̄ kî} introduces heightened abandonment.

Root and etymology

Rootdalet–resh–kaph

way, path

In contextProverbs 19:7

All the brothers of the poor hate him; even so, his companions have distanced themselves from him. He pursues them with words, but they are not there for him.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 19:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 19:7, so the Hebrew word כִּ֣י (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 Prov.19.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.7.W5.S1) and character.