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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 8:11 כִּי־ ki- · Small word: that

    and the dove came in to him at eventide; and, lo, in her mouth an olive-leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

  2. Genesis 8:21 כִּ֠י ki · Small word: for

    And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

  3. Genesis 9:6 כִּ֚י ki · Small word: for

    Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: For in the image of God made he man.

  4. Genesis 10:25 כִּ֤י ki · Small word: for

    And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

  5. Genesis 11:9 כִּי־ ki- · Small word: for

    Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because Jehovah did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did Jehovah scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

  6. Genesis 12:10 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.

  7. Genesis 12:11 כִּ֛י ki · Small word: that

    And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

  8. Genesis 12:12 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    and it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.

  9. Genesis 12:14 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

  10. Genesis 12:18 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: that

    And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

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

    And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

  12. Genesis 13:8 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we are brethren.

  13. Genesis 13:10 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: that

    And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the Plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before Jehovah destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar.

  14. Genesis 13:15 כִּ֧י ki · Small word: for

    for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

  15. Genesis 13:17 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I give it.

  16. Genesis 14:14 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: that

    And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.

  17. Genesis 15:4 כִּי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And, behold, the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

  18. Genesis 15:8 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: that

    And he said, O Lord Jehovah, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

  19. Genesis 15:13 כִּי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

  20. Genesis 15:16 כִּ֧י ki · Small word: for

    And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.

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