Proverbs 30:22:5Prov.30.22.W5TAB
כִּ֣י
ki
“when or that”
- Transliteration
- KI
- Extended
- KEE
- IPA
- /ˈkiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when or that
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
- phraseyour reading level
KI yis-be-A-la-khem
- clause
ve-na-VAL KI yis-be-A-la-khem
- sentence
TA-khat-E-ved KI yim-LOKH ve-na-VAL KI yis-be-A-la-khem
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces a temporal clause headed by the verb form yimlôk {יִמְל֑וֹךְ | yim-lōḵ} ‘reigns.’
A second coordinated element begins with wə-nāval {וְ֝נָבָ֗ל | wə-nā-ḇāl} ‘fool,’ again linked by ki {כִּי | kî} to yisba‘ {יִשְׂבַּע | yis-ba‘} ‘is satisfied.’
Root and etymology
יכח
“to reprove”
In context — Proverbs 30:22
Under a servant when he reigns, and a fool when he has his fill of food .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 30:22, so the Hebrew word כִּ֣י (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.30.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.22.W5.S1) and character.