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כִּי

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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. Genesis 38:16כִּ֥י · that; כִּ֥י · for
    Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her and said, “Come now, let me sleep with you.” “What will you give me for sleeping with you?” she inquired.
  2. Genesis 38:26כִּֽי־ · since
    Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.
  3. Genesis 39:3כִּ֥י · that
    When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,
  4. Genesis 39:6כִּ֥י · except
    So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
  5. Genesis 39:9כִּ֥י · except
    No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
  6. Genesis 39:13כִּֽי־ · that
    When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of the house,
  7. Genesis 39:15כִּֽי־
    When he heard me scream for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”
  8. Genesis 40:14כִּ֧י · But
    But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.
  9. Genesis 40:15כִּֽי־ · For; כִּֽי־ · for which
    For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.”
  10. Genesis 40:16כִּ֣י · that
    When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.
  11. Genesis 41:21כִּי־ · that
    When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.
  12. Genesis 41:31כִּֽי־
    The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.
  13. Genesis 41:32כִּֽי־ · because
    Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.
  14. Genesis 41:49כִּי־ · that; כִּי־ · for
    So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.
  15. Genesis 41:51כִּֽי־ · saying
    Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”
  16. Genesis 41:52כִּֽי־ · saying
    And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
  17. Genesis 41:57כִּֽי־ · because
    And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.
  18. Genesis 42:1כִּ֥י · that
    When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another?”
  19. Genesis 42:2כִּ֥י · that
    “Look,” he added, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.”
  20. Genesis 42:4כִּ֣י · for
    But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm might befall him.”
  21. Genesis 42:5כִּֽי־ · since
    So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.
  22. Genesis 42:12כִּֽי־
    “No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”
  23. Genesis 42:15כִּ֧י · place unless
    And this is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
  24. Genesis 42:16כִּ֥י
    Send one of your number to get your brother; the rest of you will be confined so that the truth of your words may be tested. If they are untrue, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”
  25. Genesis 42:23כִּ֥י · that; כִּ֥י · since
    They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
  26. Genesis 42:33כִּ֥י · whether
    Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.
  27. Genesis 42:34כִּ֣י · that; כִּ֥י · but
    But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
  28. Genesis 42:38כִּֽי־ · for
    But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
  29. Genesis 43:5כִּֽי־ · for
    But if you will not send him, we will not go; for the man told us, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’”
  30. Genesis 43:7כִּ֣י · that
    They replied, “The man questioned us in detail about ourselves and our family: ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ And we answered him accordingly. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother here’?”
  31. Genesis 43:10כִּ֖י · If we had not; כִּֽי־
    If we had not delayed, we could have come and gone twice by now.”
  32. Genesis 43:16כִּ֥י · for
    When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”
  33. Genesis 43:18כִּ֣י · that
    But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”
  34. Genesis 43:21כִּי־ · when
    But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.
  35. Genesis 43:25כִּ֣י · Since; כִּי־ · that
    Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.
  36. Genesis 43:30כִּֽי־ · out because
    Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
  37. Genesis 43:32כִּי֩ · because; כִּי־ · since
    They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
  38. Genesis 44:15כִּֽי־ · that
    “What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”
  39. Genesis 44:18כִּ֥י · for
    Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
  40. Genesis 44:24כִּ֣י
    Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.
  41. Genesis 44:26כִּי־
    But we answered, ‘We cannot go down there unless our younger brother goes with us. So if our younger brother is not with us, we cannot see the man.’
  42. Genesis 44:27כִּ֥י · that
    And your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.