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הכי

JBA-006Jewish Babylonian AramaicBavli and JBA discourse

ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST

הָכִי

Pedagogical transliterationhakhi

Plain meaningthus / so / this way

Any vocalization or pronunciation shown here is pedagogical unless the cited source itself is pointed.

WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT

הכי

הכי points to the way something is stated or understood: “so,” “thus,” “in this way.” It appears in many formulaic phrases and is a high-value clue that the Gemara is restating, qualifying, or drawing out a formulation.

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הָכִי

ORIGINAL

JBA-006

hakhi

READING

Pedagogical reading guide

thus / so / this way

MEANING

Jewish Babylonian Aramaic

REMEMBER

הכי

הכי tells you “this way / thus.”