Proverbs 27:1:4Prov.27.1.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 LO-te-DA

  3. clause

    KI LO-te-DA ma-YE-led YOM

  4. sentence

    AL-tit-hal-LEL be-YOM ma-KHAR KI LO-te-DA ma-YE-led YOM

Exegesis

The conjunction ki {כִּ֤י | kî} ‘for’ introduces the causal clause in which lo {לֹא־ | lō-} ‘not’ negates the Qal imperfect teida {תֵ֝דַע | tē-ḏáʿ} ‘you know’.

In contextProverbs 27:1

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 27:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 27:1, 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.27.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.1.W4.S1) and character.