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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. Genesis 24:4 כִּ֧י ki · Small word: for

    but thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.

  2. Genesis 24:14 כִּי־ ki- · Small word: that

    and let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed kindness unto my master.

  3. Genesis 24:41 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

  4. Genesis 25:21 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren: and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

  5. Genesis 25:28 כִּי־ ki- · Small word: for

    Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: and Rebekah loved Jacob.

  6. Genesis 25:30 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    and Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

  7. Genesis 26:3 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

  8. Genesis 26:7 כִּ֤י ki · Small word: for

    and the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, My wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

  9. Genesis 26:7 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    and the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, My wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.

  10. Genesis 26:8 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: that

    And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

  11. Genesis 26:9 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: for

    And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die because of her.

  12. Genesis 26:13 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great:

  13. Genesis 26:16 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

  14. Genesis 26:20 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

  15. Genesis 26:22 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

  16. Genesis 26:24 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    And Jehovah appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

  17. Genesis 26:28 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And they said, We saw plainly that Jehovah was with thee: and we said, Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee,

  18. Genesis 27:1 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Here am I.

  19. Genesis 27:20 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because Jehovah thy God sent me good speed.

  20. Genesis 27:23 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

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