Keraia
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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. Psalm 71:23כִּ֣י · When
    When I sing praise to You my lips will shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
  2. Psalm 71:24כִּי־ · for; כִֽי־ · and
    My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
  3. Psalm 72:12כִּֽי־ · For
    For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
  4. Psalm 73:3כִּֽי־ · For
    For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
  5. Psalm 73:4כִּ֤י
    They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
  6. Psalm 73:21כִּ֭י · When
    When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
  7. Psalm 73:27כִּֽי־ · from You
    Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
  8. Psalm 74:20כִּ֥י · for
    Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
  9. Psalm 75:2כִּ֭י · When
    “When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.
  10. Psalm 75:6כִּ֤י · For
    For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
  11. Psalm 75:7כִּֽי־ · but
    …but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
  12. Psalm 75:8כִּ֤י · For
    For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
  13. Psalm 76:10כִּֽי־ · Even
    Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
  14. Psalm 77:11כִּֽי־ · yes
    I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.
  15. Psalm 78:22כִּ֤י · because
    …because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation.
  16. Psalm 78:35כִּֽי־ · that
    And they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
  17. Psalm 78:39כִּי־ · that
    He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.
  18. Psalm 79:7כִּ֭י · for
    …for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland.
  19. Psalm 79:8כִּ֖י · for
    Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.
  20. Psalm 81:4כִּ֤י · For
    For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
  21. Psalm 82:8כִּֽי־ · for
    Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
  22. Psalm 83:2כִּֽי־ · how
    See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
  23. Psalm 83:5כִּ֤י · For
    For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—
  24. Psalm 83:18כִּֽי־ · that
    May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
  25. Psalm 84:10כִּ֤י · For
    For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
  26. Psalm 84:11כִּ֤י · For
    For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
  27. Psalm 85:8כִּ֤י׀ · for
    I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
  28. Psalm 86:1כִּֽי־ · for
    A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
  29. Psalm 86:2כִּֽי־ · for
    Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.
  30. Psalm 86:3כִּ֥י · for
    Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.
  31. Psalm 86:4כִּ֥י · for
    Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
  32. Psalm 86:5כִּֽי־ · For
    For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
  33. Psalm 86:7כִּ֣י · because
    In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.
  34. Psalm 86:10כִּֽי־ · For
    For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
  35. Psalm 86:13כִּֽי־ · For
    For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
  36. Psalm 86:17כִּֽי־ · for
    Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
  37. Psalm 88:3כִּֽי־ · For
    For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
  38. Psalm 89:2כִּֽי־ · For
    For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
  39. Psalm 89:6כִּ֤י · For
    For who in the skies can compare with the LORD? Who among the heavenly beings is like the LORD?
  40. Psalm 89:17כִּֽי־ · For
    For You are the glory of their strength, and by Your favor our horn is exalted.
  41. Psalm 89:18כִּ֣י · Surely
    Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.
  42. Psalm 90:4כִּ֤י · For; כִּ֣י · that
    For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.
  43. Psalm 90:7כִּֽי־ · For
    For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.
  44. Psalm 90:9כִּ֣י · For
    For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.
  45. Psalm 90:10כִּי־ · for
    The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
  46. Psalm 91:3כִּ֤י · Surely
    Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
  47. Psalm 91:9כִּֽי־ · Because
    Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—my refuge, the Most High—
  48. Psalm 91:11כִּ֣י · For
    For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.