Proverbs 3:14:1Prov.3.14.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
- clause
KI TOV sa-khe-RA mis-se-KHAR-ka-SEF
- sentence
KI TOV sa-khe-RA mis-se-KHAR-ka-SEF u-me-kha-RUTS te-vu-a-TA
Exegesis
The Hebrew expression opens with the causal particle ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for, because’, introducing a comparative clause.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–yod–chet
“to reprove, correct”
In context — Proverbs 3:14
For her profit is better than the profit of silver, and her yield surpasses the finest gold.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 3:14, 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.3.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.14.W1.S1) and character.