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 91:14כִּ֤י · Because; כִּֽי־ · because
    “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
  2. Psalm 92:4כִּ֤י · For
    For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
  3. Psalm 92:9כִּ֤י · For; כִּֽי־
    For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
  4. Psalm 92:15כִּֽי־
    …to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”
  5. Psalm 94:11כִּי־ · that
    The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
  6. Psalm 94:14כִּ֤י׀ · For
    For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
  7. Psalm 94:15כִּֽי־ · Surely
    Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
  8. Psalm 95:3כִּ֤י · For
    For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
  9. Psalm 95:7כִּ֘י · For
    For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
  10. Psalm 96:4כִּ֥י · For
    For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
  11. Psalm 96:5כִּ֤י׀ · For
    For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
  12. Psalm 96:13כִּ֬י · for; כִּ֥י
    …before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
  13. Psalm 97:9כִּֽי־ · For
    For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
  14. Psalm 98:1כִּֽי־ · for
    A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
  15. Psalm 98:9כִּ֥י · for
    …before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
  16. Psalm 99:9כִּֽי־ · for
    Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.
  17. Psalm 100:3כִּֽי־ · that
    Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
  18. Psalm 100:5כִּי־ · For
    For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
  19. Psalm 102:1כִֽי־ · when
    A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.
  20. Psalm 102:3כִּֽי־ · For
    For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
  21. Psalm 102:4כִּֽי־ · I even
    My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.
  22. Psalm 102:9כִּי־ · For
    For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears
  23. Psalm 102:10כִּ֥י · for
    …because of Your indignation and wrath, for You have picked me up and cast me aside.
  24. Psalm 102:13כִּי־ · for; כִּי־
    You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.
  25. Psalm 102:14כִּֽי־ · For
    For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.
  26. Psalm 102:16כִּֽי־ · For
    For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.
  27. Psalm 102:19כִּֽי־ · For
    For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth
  28. Psalm 103:11כִּ֤י · For
    For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
  29. Psalm 103:14כִּי־ · For; כִּי־ · that
    For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.
  30. Psalm 103:16כִּ֤י · when
    …when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.
  31. Psalm 105:38כִּֽי־ · for
    Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
  32. Psalm 105:42כִּֽי־ · For
    For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.
  33. Psalm 106:1כִּי־ · for; כִּ֖י
    Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
  34. Psalm 106:33כִּֽי־ · For
    For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.
  35. Psalm 107:1כִּי־ · for; כִּ֖י
    Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
  36. Psalm 107:9כִּי־ · For
    For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
  37. Psalm 107:11כִּֽי־ · because
    …because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
  38. Psalm 107:16כִּֽי־ · For
    For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
  39. Psalm 107:30כִֽי־ · in
    They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
  40. Psalm 108:4כִּֽי־ · For
    For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
  41. Psalm 109:2כִּ֤י · For
    For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
  42. Psalm 109:21כִּי־ · by
    But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
  43. Psalm 109:22כִּֽי־ · For
    For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.