Proverbs 25:22:1Prov.25.22.W1TAB

כִּ֤י

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. phraseyour reading level

    KI ge-kha-LIM

  3. clause

    KI ge-kha-LIM a-TA kho-TE al-RO-sho

  4. 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 contextProverbs 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.