Proverbs 30:2:1Prov.30.2.W1TAB
כִּ֤י
ki
“for or surely”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for or surely
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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The word
Word in context
- word
KI
- clause
KI BA-ar a-no-KHI me-ISH
- sentence
KI BA-ar a-no-KHI me-ISH ve-LO-bi-NAT a-DAM LI
Exegesis
The verse begins with ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introducing a self-deprecatory assertion.
Root and etymology
יכח
“to reprove”
In context — Proverbs 30:2
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and I do not have the understanding of a man.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 30:2, 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.30.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.2.W1.S1) and character.