Proverbs 24:16:1Prov.24.16.W1TAB
כִּ֤י
ki
“for”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
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
- word
KI
- clause
KI SHE-va yi-POL tsa-DIK va-KAM
- sentence
KI SHE-va yi-POL tsa-DIK va-KAM u-re-sha-IM yi-KA-she-LU ve-ra-A
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the first clause.
Root and etymology
Rooty-kh-ch
“to reprove”
In context — Proverbs 24:16
For a righteous person may fall seven times, yet he rises each time; but the wicked stumble in calamity.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:16, so the Hebrew word כִּ֤י (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.24.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.16.W1.S1) and character.