Keraia
Lexicon

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. Psalm 22:28כִּ֣י · For
    For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
  2. Psalm 22:31כִּ֣י · all that
    They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.
  3. Psalm 23:4כִּֽי־ · though; כִּי־ · for
    Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
  4. Psalm 24:2כִּי־ · For
    For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
  5. Psalm 25:5כִּֽי־ · for
    Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
  6. Psalm 25:6כִּ֖י · for
    Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.
  7. Psalm 25:11כִּ֣י · for
    For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
  8. Psalm 25:15כִּ֤י · for
    My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.
  9. Psalm 25:16כִּֽי־ · for
    Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.
  10. Psalm 25:19כִּי־ · for
    Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.
  11. Psalm 25:20כִּֽי־ · for
    Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
  12. Psalm 25:21כִּ֝֗י · because
    May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
  13. Psalm 26:1כִּֽי־ · For
    Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
  14. Psalm 26:3כִּֽי־ · For
    For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.
  15. Psalm 27:5כִּ֤י · For
    For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
  16. Psalm 27:10כִּי־ · Though
    Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.
  17. Psalm 27:12כִּ֥י · for
    Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
  18. Psalm 28:5כִּ֤י · Since
    Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
  19. Psalm 28:6כִּי־ · for
    Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy.
  20. Psalm 30:1כִּ֣י · for
    A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David. I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.
  21. Psalm 30:5כִּ֤י · For
    For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
  22. Psalm 31:3כִּֽי־ · For
    For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
  23. Psalm 31:4כִּֽי־ · for
    You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.
  24. Psalm 31:9כִּ֤י · for
    Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
  25. Psalm 31:10כִּ֤י · For
    For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
  26. Psalm 31:13כִּ֤י · For
    For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
  27. Psalm 31:17כִּ֣י · for
    O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.
  28. Psalm 31:21כִּ֥י · for
    Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
  29. Psalm 32:3כִּֽי־ · When
    When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
  30. Psalm 32:4כִּ֤י׀ · For
    For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
  31. Psalm 33:4כִּֽי־ · For
    For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.
  32. Psalm 33:9כִּ֤י · For
    For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
  33. Psalm 33:21כִּי־ · For; כִּ֤י · since
    For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.
  34. Psalm 34:8כִּי־ · that
    Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
  35. Psalm 34:9כִּי־ · for
    Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
  36. Psalm 35:7כִּֽי־ · For
    For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
  37. Psalm 35:20כִּ֤י · For
    For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
  38. Psalm 36:2כִּֽי־ · For
    For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.
  39. Psalm 36:9כִּֽי־ · For
    For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
  40. Psalm 37:2כִּ֣י · For
    For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.
  41. Psalm 37:9כִּֽי־ · For
    For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
  42. Psalm 37:13כִּֽי־; כִּֽי־ · that
    …but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
  43. Psalm 37:17כִּ֤י · For
    For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
  44. Psalm 37:20כִּ֤י · But
    But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
  45. Psalm 37:22כִּ֣י · Surely
    Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
  46. Psalm 37:24כִּֽי־ · Though; כִּֽי־ · for
    Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.