Proverbs 24:6:1Prov.24.6.W1TAB

כִּ֣י

ki

for

Transliteration
KI
Extended
KEE
IPA
/ˈkiː/

Meaning by language

English
for

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. clause

    KI be-takh-bu-LOT ta-a-SE-le-KHA mil-kha-MA

  3. sentence

    KI be-takh-bu-LOT ta-a-SE-le-KHA mil-kha-MA u-te-shu-A be-ROV yo-ETS

Exegesis

The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’, establishing a general principle.

Root and etymology

Rooty-kh-ch

to reprove

In contextProverbs 24:6

For by wise strategies you will make war for yourself, and deliverance comes through many counselors .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 24:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 24:6, 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.24.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.6.W1.S1) and character.