Proverbs 30:23:3Prov.30.23.W3TAB
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
- clause
TA-khat se-nu-A KI tiv-ba-EL
- sentence
TA-khat se-nu-A KI tiv-ba-EL ve-shif-KHA KI-ti-RASH ge-vir-TAH
Exegesis
The Hebrew tachat {תַּ֣חַת | ta-ḥaṯ} “in the case of” frames two parallel clauses, each introduced by kî {כִּ֣י | kî} functioning as “when.”
Root and etymology
יכח
“to reprove”
In context — Proverbs 30:23
In the case of an unloved woman when she becomes a wife, and of a maidservant when she inherits her mistress .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 30:23, 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.30.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.23.W3.S1) and character.