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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. Job 1:8כִּ֣י · For
    Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”
  2. Job 2:3כִּי֩ · For
    Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
  3. Job 2:13כִּ֣י · because; כִּֽי־
    Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.
  4. Job 3:10כִּ֤י · For
    For that night did not shut the doors of the womb to hide the sorrow from my eyes.
  5. Job 3:12כִּ֣י · that
    Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed?
  6. Job 3:13כִּֽי־ · For
    For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
  7. Job 3:22כִּ֣י · when
    …who rejoice and greatly exult when they reach the grave?
  8. Job 3:24כִּֽי־ · when
    I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.
  9. Job 3:25כִּ֤י · For
    For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
  10. Job 4:5כִּ֤י · But
    But now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.
  11. Job 5:2כִּֽי־ · For
    For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
  12. Job 5:6כִּ֤י׀ · For
    For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
  13. Job 5:7כִּֽי־ · Yet
    Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
  14. Job 5:18כִּ֤י · For
    For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
  15. Job 5:21כִּ֣י · when
    You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
  16. Job 5:23כִּ֤י · For
    For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
  17. Job 5:24כִּי־ · that
    You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
  18. Job 5:25כִּי־ · that
    You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth.
  19. Job 6:3כִּֽי־ · For
    For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been rash.
  20. Job 6:4כִּ֤י · For
    For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
  21. Job 6:10כִּי־ · that
    It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
  22. Job 6:11כִֽי־ · that; כִּֽי־ · that
    What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?
  23. Job 6:20כִּֽי־ · because
    They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
  24. Job 6:21כִּֽי־ · For
    For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.
  25. Job 6:22הֲ‍ֽכִי־ · Have I ever
    Have I ever said, ‘Give me something; offer me a bribe from your wealth;
  26. Job 7:7כִּי־ · that
    Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.
  27. Job 7:12כִּֽי־ · that
    Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?
  28. Job 7:13כִּֽי־ · When
    When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,
  29. Job 7:16כִּי־ · for
    I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.
  30. Job 7:17כִּ֣י · that; וְכִי־ · that
    What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
  31. Job 7:21כִּֽי־ · For
    Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
  32. Job 8:6כִּי־ · even
    …if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
  33. Job 8:8כִּֽי־
    Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
  34. Job 8:9כִּֽי־ · For; כִּ֤י
    For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
  35. Job 9:2כִי־ · that
    “Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?
  36. Job 9:14כִּֽי־ · then
    How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him?
  37. Job 9:16כִּֽי־
    If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.
  38. Job 9:18כִּ֥י · but
    He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
  39. Job 9:28כִּי־ · that
    I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.
  40. Job 9:32כִּי־ · For
    For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.
  41. Job 9:35כִּ֥י · But
    Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.
  42. Job 10:3כִּֽי־; כִּֽי־
    Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?
  43. Job 10:6כִּֽי־ · that
    …that You should seek my iniquity and search out my sin—
  44. Job 10:7כִּי־ · that
    …though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?
  45. Job 10:9כִּי־ · that
    Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust?