Proverbs 25:22:1Prov.25.22.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
- phraseyour reading level
KI ge-kha-LIM
- clause
KI ge-kha-LIM a-TA kho-TE al-RO-sho
- sentence
KI ge-kha-LIM a-TA kho-TE al-RO-sho va-ye-ho-VAH ye-sha-LEM-LAKH
Exegesis
The opening conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introduces the causal rationale of the proverb.
Root and etymology
י־כ־ח
“to reprove”
In context — Proverbs 25:22
For you will heap coals upon his head, and the LORD will repay you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 25:22, 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.25.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.22.W1.S1) and character.