Proverbs 26:25:4Prov.26.25.W4TAB

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 SHE-va

  3. clause

    KI SHE-va to-e-VOT be-li-BO

  4. sentence

    ki-ye-kha-NEN ko-LO al-ta-a-MEN-BO KI SHE-va to-e-VOT be-li-BO

Exegesis

The proverb begins with the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introducing a concessive clause, marked by the Piel imperfect yechanen {יְחַנֵּן | yə-ḥannên} with qolo {ק֭וֹלוֹ | qôlô} as its object, “he speaks graciously with his voice.”

Root and etymology

Rootd-q-q

to crush

In contextProverbs 26:25

Though he speaks graciously with his voice, do not believe him; for seven abominations are in his heart .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 26:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 26:25, 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.26.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.25.W4.S1) and character.