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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 27:36 הֲכִי֩ ha.Khi · Small word: ¿ for

    And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

  2. Genesis 28:6 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

  3. Genesis 28:8 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: that

    and Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;

  4. Genesis 28:11 כִּי־ ki- · Small word: for

    And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took one of the stones of the place, and put it under his head, and lay down in that place to sleep.

  5. Genesis 28:15 כִּ֚י ki · Small word: for

    And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.

  6. Genesis 28:17 כִּ֚י ki · Small word: that

    And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

  7. Genesis 29:2 כִּ֚י ki · Small word: for

    And he looked, and, behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and the stone upon the well's mouth was great.

  8. Genesis 29:9 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    While he was yet speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she kept them.

  9. Genesis 29:12 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: that

    And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.

  10. Genesis 29:12 וְכִ֥י ve.Khi · Small word: and that

    And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father.

  11. Genesis 29:15 הֲכִי־ ha.khi- · Small word: ¿ for

    And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

  12. Genesis 29:21 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

  13. Genesis 29:31 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And Jehovah saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

  14. Genesis 29:32 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: for

    And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Because Jehovah hath looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.

  15. Genesis 29:32 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Because Jehovah hath looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.

  16. Genesis 29:32 כִּ֥י ki · Small word: for

    And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Because Jehovah hath looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.

  17. Genesis 29:33 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And she conceived again, and bare a son: and said, Because Jehovah hath heard that I am hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

  18. Genesis 29:33 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: that

    And she conceived again, and bare a son: and said, Because Jehovah hath heard that I am hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

  19. Genesis 29:34 כִּֽי־ ki- · Small word: for

    And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

  20. Genesis 30:1 כִּ֣י ki · Small word: that

    And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

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