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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. Genesis 3:19 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

  2. Genesis 3:19 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

  3. Genesis 3:20 כִּ֛י ki · Small word: for

    And the man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

  4. Genesis 4:12 כִּ֤י ki · Small word: for

    when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.

  5. Genesis 4:23 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: that

    And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: For I have slain a man for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me:

  6. Genesis 4:24 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

  7. Genesis 4:25 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: for

    And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For, said she, God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.

  8. Genesis 4:25 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For, said she, God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.

  9. Genesis 5:24 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    and Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

  10. Genesis 6:1 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born unto them,

  11. Genesis 6:2 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: that

    that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.

  12. Genesis 6:5 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: that

    And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

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

    And it repented Jehovah that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

  14. Genesis 6:7 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    And Jehovah said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

  15. Genesis 6:7 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: that

    And Jehovah said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the ground; both man, and beast, and creeping things, and birds of the heavens; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

  16. Genesis 6:12 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

  17. Genesis 6:13 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

  18. Genesis 7:1 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    And Jehovah said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

  19. Genesis 7:4 כִּי֩ ki · Small word: for

    For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground.

  20. Genesis 8:9 כִּי־ ki- · Small word: for

    but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him to the ark; for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him into the ark.

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