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כִּי

kiforHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentConjunction4,486 occurrences39 books3,910 verses

Definition

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
Traditional renderings: 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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כִּי:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4,486 total
  1. Deuteronomy 30:14כִּֽי־ · But
    But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it.
  2. Deuteronomy 30:18כִּ֥י · that
    I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
  3. Deuteronomy 30:20כִּ֣י · For
    …and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
  4. Deuteronomy 31:6כִּ֣י׀ · for
    Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
  5. Deuteronomy 31:7כִּ֣י · for
    Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance.
  6. Deuteronomy 31:17כִּֽי־
    On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’
  7. Deuteronomy 31:18כִּ֣י
    And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods.
  8. Deuteronomy 31:20כִּֽי־ · When
    When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.
  9. Deuteronomy 31:21כִּֽי־ · And when; כִּ֛י · because; כִּ֧י · For
    And when many troubles and afflictions have come upon them, this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten from the lips of their descendants. For I know their inclination, even before I bring them into the land that I swore to give them.”
  10. Deuteronomy 31:23כִּ֣י · for
    Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with you.”
  11. Deuteronomy 31:27כִּ֣י · For; כִּי־
    For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!
  12. Deuteronomy 31:29כִּ֣י · For; כִּֽי־ · that; כִּֽי־ · because
    For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come, disaster will befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands.”
  13. Deuteronomy 32:3כִּ֛י · For
    For I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Ascribe greatness to our God!
  14. Deuteronomy 32:4כִּ֥י
    He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
  15. Deuteronomy 32:9כִּ֛י · But
    But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
  16. Deuteronomy 32:20כִּ֣י · For
    He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation—children of unfaithfulness.
  17. Deuteronomy 32:22כִּי־ · For
    For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
  18. Deuteronomy 32:28כִּי־
    Israel is a nation devoid of counsel, with no understanding among them.
  19. Deuteronomy 32:30כִּי־
    How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
  20. Deuteronomy 32:31כִּ֛י · For
    For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies concede.
  21. Deuteronomy 32:32כִּֽי־ · But
    But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter.
  22. Deuteronomy 32:35כִּ֤י · for
    Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
  23. Deuteronomy 32:36כִּֽי־ · For; כִּ֤י · when; כִּי־ · that
    For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
  24. Deuteronomy 32:39כִּ֣י · that
    See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
  25. Deuteronomy 32:40כִּֽי־ · For
    For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,
  26. Deuteronomy 32:43כִּ֥י · for
    Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.
  27. Deuteronomy 32:47כִּ֠י · For; כִּי־ · because
    For they are not idle words to you, because they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
  28. Deuteronomy 32:52כִּ֥י · Although
    Although you shall see from a distance the land that I am giving the Israelites, you shall not enter it.”
  29. Deuteronomy 33:9כִּ֤י · for
    He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
  30. Deuteronomy 33:19כִּ֣י · For
    They will call the peoples to a mountain; there they will offer sacrifices of righteousness. For they will feast on the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand.”
  31. Deuteronomy 33:21כִּי־ · because
    He chose the best land for himself, because a ruler’s portion was reserved for him there. He came with the leaders of the people; he administered the LORD’s justice and His ordinances for Israel.”
  32. Deuteronomy 34:9כִּֽי־ · because
    Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  33. Joshua 1:6כִּ֣י · for
    Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.
  34. Joshua 1:8כִּי־ · For
    This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
  35. Joshua 1:9כִּ֤י · for
    Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
  36. Joshua 1:11כִּ֞י · for
    “Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.’”
  37. Joshua 2:3כִּ֛י · for
    So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.”
  38. Joshua 2:5כִּ֥י · and
    At dusk, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I do not know which way they went. Pursue them quickly, and you may catch them!”
  39. Joshua 2:9כִּֽי־ · that; וְכִֽי־ · and that; וְכִ֥י · so that
    …and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.
  40. Joshua 2:10כִּ֣י · For
    For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction.