Proverbs 24:20:1Prov.24.20.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 LO-ti-he-YE a-kha-riT la-RA
- sentence
KI LO-ti-he-YE a-kha-riT la-RA NER re-sha-IM yid-AKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introducing a reason clause, followed by the negation lo {לֹא | lō} ‘not’ preceding the imperfect tihyêh {תִהְיֶה | tihyêh} ‘there will be.’
Root and etymology
Rooty-kh-ch
“to reprove”
In context — Proverbs 24:20
There will be no destiny for the evil one, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:20, 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.24.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.20.W1.S1) and character.