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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. 2 Chronicles 19:6כִּ֣י · for; כִּ֣י · but
    Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
  2. 2 Chronicles 19:7כִּֽי־ · for
    And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 20:9כִּ֥י · for
    ‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’
  4. 2 Chronicles 20:10כִּ֛י · So
    And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt. So Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.
  5. 2 Chronicles 20:12כִּ֣י · For; כִּ֥י · but
    Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 20:15כִּ֣י · for; כִּ֥י · but
    And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
  7. 2 Chronicles 20:21כִּ֥י · for
    Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”
  8. 2 Chronicles 20:25כִּ֥י · because
    Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.
  9. 2 Chronicles 20:26כִּי־
    On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.
  10. 2 Chronicles 20:27כִּֽי־ · for
    Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.
  11. 2 Chronicles 20:29כִּ֚י · that
    And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
  12. 2 Chronicles 21:3כִּי־ · because
    Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
  13. 2 Chronicles 21:6כִּ֚י · For
    And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.
  14. 2 Chronicles 21:10כִּ֣י · because
    So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his hand at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.
  15. 2 Chronicles 21:17כִּ֥י · except
    So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.
  16. 2 Chronicles 22:1כִּ֤י · since
    Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
  17. 2 Chronicles 22:3כִּ֥י · for
    Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness.
  18. 2 Chronicles 22:4כִּי־ · for
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father.
  19. 2 Chronicles 22:6כִּ֤י · from; כִּי־ · because
    So he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
  20. 2 Chronicles 22:9כִּ֤י · for
    Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.
  21. 2 Chronicles 22:10כִּ֣י · that
    When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.
  22. 2 Chronicles 22:11כִּ֣י
    But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him.
  23. 2 Chronicles 23:6כִּ֤י · except; כִּי־ · because
    No one is to enter the house of the LORD except the priests and those Levites who serve; they may enter because they are consecrated, but all the people are to obey the requirement of the LORD.
  24. 2 Chronicles 23:8כִּ֣י · for
    So the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.
  25. 2 Chronicles 23:14כִּ֚י · For
    And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
  26. 2 Chronicles 24:7כִּ֤י · For
    For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals.
  27. 2 Chronicles 24:11כִּי־ · that
    Whenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.
  28. 2 Chronicles 24:16כִּֽי־ · because
    And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.
  29. 2 Chronicles 24:20כִּֽי־ · Because
    Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”
  30. 2 Chronicles 24:24כִּי֩ · Although; כִּ֣י · Because
    Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.
  31. 2 Chronicles 24:25כִּֽי־
    And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
  32. 2 Chronicles 25:4כִּ֣י · but [acted]; כִּ֛י
    Yet he did not put their sons to death, but acted according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
  33. 2 Chronicles 25:7כִּ֣י · for
    But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites.
  34. 2 Chronicles 25:8כִּ֚י · Even; כִּ֥י · for
    Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”
  35. 2 Chronicles 25:16כִּֽי־ · that; כִּֽי־ · because
    While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
  36. 2 Chronicles 25:20כִּ֤י · for; כִּ֣י · because
    But Amaziah would not listen, for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom.
  37. 2 Chronicles 26:8כִּ֥י · for
    The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful.
  38. 2 Chronicles 26:10כִּ֤י · Since; כִּֽי־ · And since
    Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.
  39. 2 Chronicles 26:15כִּֽי־ · for
    And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.