Proverbs 4:17:1Prov.4.17.W1TAB
כִּ֣י
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 la-KHA-mu LE-khem RE-sha
- sentence
KI la-KHA-mu LE-khem RE-sha ve-YEN kha-ma-SIM yish-TU
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because’ introduces a causal clause.
In context — Proverbs 4:17
For they eat the bread of wickedness , and drink the wine of violence .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 4:17, 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.4.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.17.W1.S1) and character.