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כִּי

ki · for

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

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. Job 1:5 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: that

    And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

  2. Job 1:5 כִּ֚י ki · Small word: for

    And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

  3. Job 1:8 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: for

    And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil.

  4. Job 2:3 כִּי֩ ki · Small word: for

    And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

  5. Job 2:13 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: for

    So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

  6. Job 2:13 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

  7. Job 3:10 כִּ֤י ki · Small word: for

    Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, Nor hid trouble from mine eyes.

  8. Job 3:12 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: that

    Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should suck?

  9. Job 3:13 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    For now should I have lain down and been quiet; I should have slept; then had I been at rest,

  10. Job 3:22 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: if

    Who rejoice exceedingly, And are glad, when they can find the grave?

  11. Job 3:24 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: if

    For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groanings are poured out like water.

  12. Job 3:25 כִּ֤י ki · Small word: for

    For the thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me.

  13. Job 4:5 כִּ֤י ki · Small word: for

    But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest; It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

  14. Job 5:2 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

  15. Job 5:6 כִּ֤י׀ ki · Small word: for

    For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

  16. Job 5:7 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.

  17. Job 5:18 כִּ֤י ki · Small word: for

    For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.

  18. Job 5:21 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: if

    Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

  19. Job 5:23 כִּ֤י ki · Small word: for

    For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

  20. Job 5:24 כִּי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy fold, and shalt miss nothing.

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