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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 20:7 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    Now therefore restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

  2. Genesis 20:7 כִּי־ ki- · Small word: that

    Now therefore restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

  3. Genesis 20:9 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and wherein have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

  4. Genesis 20:10 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: that

    And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

  5. Genesis 20:11 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: that

    And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

  6. Genesis 20:18 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

  7. Genesis 21:7 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.

  8. Genesis 21:10 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: for

    Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son: for the son of this handmaid shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.

  9. Genesis 21:12 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: for

    And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy handmaid; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

  10. Genesis 21:13 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    And also of the son of the handmaid will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

  11. Genesis 21:16 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: for

    And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

  12. Genesis 21:17 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

  13. Genesis 21:18 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.

  14. Genesis 21:30 כִּ֚י ki · Small word: that

    And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

  15. Genesis 21:30 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

  16. Genesis 21:31 כִּ֛י ki · Small word: for

    Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.

  17. Genesis 22:12 כִּ֣י׀ ki · Small word: for

    And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.

  18. Genesis 22:12 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.

  19. Genesis 22:16 כִּ֗י Ki · Small word: that

    and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,

  20. Genesis 22:17 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

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