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כִּי

ki · for

Hebrew · Strong's H3588 · Conjunction · Sounds like: kee · 4,483 occurrences

English

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • for H3588A 4,336
  • that if: except H3588B · combination of 137
  • for as that: since H3588C · combination of 10

Strong's dictionary

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
כִּי conj. that, for, when
1. that
2.
a. Of time, when, of the past
b. elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם
c. when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though
3. Because, since
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
כִּי אם־
1. each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:
a. that if
b. for if
2. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—
a. limiting the prec. clause, except
b. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
c. after an oath, surely
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

Every occurrence

  1. Exodus 1:10 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they also join themselves unto our enemies, and fight against us, and get them up out of the land.

  2. Exodus 1:19 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: for

    And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.

  3. Exodus 1:19 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.

  4. Exodus 1:21 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households.

  5. Exodus 2:2 כִּי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.

  6. Exodus 2:10 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: that

    And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said, Because I drew him out of the water.

  7. Exodus 2:12 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: that

    And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

  8. Exodus 2:22 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: for

    And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.

  9. Exodus 3:4 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: that

    And when Jehovah saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

  10. Exodus 3:5 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: for

    And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

  11. Exodus 3:6 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: for

    Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

  12. Exodus 3:7 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    And Jehovah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

  13. Exodus 3:11 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: that

    And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

  14. Exodus 3:11 וְכִ֥י ve.Khi · Small word: and that

    And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

  15. Exodus 3:12 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be the token unto thee, that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

  16. Exodus 3:12 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: that

    And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be the token unto thee, that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

  17. Exodus 3:19 כִּ֠י ki · Small word: that

    And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, no, not by a mighty hand.

  18. Exodus 3:21 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: that

    And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:

  19. Exodus 4:1 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: for

    And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee.

  20. Exodus 4:5 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    that they may believe that Jehovah, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

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