Proverbs 6:23:1Prov.6.23.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 NER mits-VA ve-to-RA OR
- sentence
KI NER mits-VA ve-to-RA OR ve-DE-rekh kha-YIM to-khe-KHOT mu-SAR
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introduces an explanatory clause.
Root and etymology
כ־ו־ן
“to prepare, establish”
In context — Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp for your path, and the law is light; and the reproofs of discipline are the road of life.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:23, 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.6.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.23.W1.S1) and character.