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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 34:33כִּי־
    Should God repay you on your own terms when you have disavowed Him? You must choose, not I; so tell me what you know.
  2. Job 34:37כִּ֥י · For
    For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”
  3. Job 35:3כִּֽי־ · For
    For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’
  4. Job 35:14כִּֽי־ · then, when
    How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,
  5. Job 35:15כִּי־ · that
    …and further, that in His anger He has not punished or taken much notice of folly!
  6. Job 36:2כִּ֤י · that
    “Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.
  7. Job 36:4כִּֽי־ · For
    For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.
  8. Job 36:9כִּ֣י · and how
    …then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.
  9. Job 36:10כִּֽי־ · that
    He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.
  10. Job 36:13כִּ֣י · even when
    The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
  11. Job 36:18כִּֽי־
    Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.
  12. Job 36:21כִּֽי־ · for
    Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.
  13. Job 36:24כִּֽי־
    Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.
  14. Job 36:27כִּ֭י · For
    For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,
  15. Job 36:31כִּי־ · For
    For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.
  16. Job 37:4כִּֽי־ · when
    Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
  17. Job 37:6כִּ֤י · For
    For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
  18. Job 37:20כִּ֣י · that; כִּ֣י
    Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
  19. Job 38:5כִּ֣י · Surely
    Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it?
  20. Job 38:20כִּ֣י · so; וְכִֽי־
    …so you can lead it back to its border? Do you know the paths to its home?
  21. Job 38:21כִּי־ · for
    Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!
  22. Job 38:40כִּי־ · when
    …when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?
  23. Job 38:41כִּֽי־ · when
    Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
  24. Job 39:11כִּי־
    Can you rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him?
  25. Job 39:12כִּי־ · to
    Can you trust him to bring in your grain and gather it to your threshing floor?
  26. Job 39:14כִּֽי־ · For
    For she leaves her eggs on the ground and lets them warm in the sand.
  27. Job 39:15כִּי־ · that
    She forgets that a foot may crush them, or a wild animal may trample them.
  28. Job 39:17כִּֽי־ · For
    For God has deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding.
  29. Job 39:24כִּי־
    Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.
  30. Job 39:27וְ֝כִ֗י
    Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high?
  31. Job 40:14כִּֽי־ · that
    Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
  32. Job 40:20כִּֽי־
    The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
  33. Job 40:23כִּֽי־ · though
    Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
  34. Job 41:10כִּ֣י · as to
    No one is so fierce as to rouse Leviathan. Then who is able to stand against Me?
  35. Job 42:2כִּי־ · that
    “I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.
  36. Job 42:7כִּ֠י · For
    After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
  37. Job 42:8כִּ֧י · for; כִּ֠י · For
    So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”
  38. Psalm 1:2כִּ֤י · But
    But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
  39. Psalm 1:4כִּ֥י · For
    Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
  40. Psalm 1:6כִּֽי־ · For
    For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
  41. Psalm 2:12כִּֽי־ · when
    Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
  42. Psalm 3:5כִּ֖י · for
    I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
  43. Psalm 3:7כִּֽי־
    Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
  44. Psalm 4:3כִּֽי־ · that
    Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.
  45. Psalm 4:8כִּֽי־ · for
    I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
  46. Psalm 5:2כִּֽי־ · for
    Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
  47. Psalm 5:4כִּ֤י׀ · For
    For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You.