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 136:21כִּ֖י
    …and He gave their land as an inheritance, His loving devotion endures forever.
  2. Psalm 136:22כִּ֖י
    …a heritage to His servant Israel. His loving devotion endures forever.
  3. Psalm 136:23כִּ֖י
    He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.
  4. Psalm 136:24כִּ֖י
    …and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever.
  5. Psalm 136:25כִּ֖י
    He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.
  6. Psalm 136:26כִּ֖י
    Give thanks to the God of heaven! His loving devotion endures forever.
  7. Psalm 137:3כִּ֤י · for
    …for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”
  8. Psalm 138:2כִּֽי־ · You
    I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
  9. Psalm 138:4כִּ֥י · when
    All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD, when they hear the words of Your mouth.
  10. Psalm 138:5כִּ֥י · for
    They will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.
  11. Psalm 138:6כִּי־ · Though
    Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
  12. Psalm 139:4כִּ֤י · Even
    Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.
  13. Psalm 139:13כִּֽי־ · For
    For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
  14. Psalm 139:14כִּ֥י · for
    I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
  15. Psalm 140:12כִּֽי־ · that
    I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
  16. Psalm 141:5כִּי־ · For
    Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
  17. Psalm 141:6כִּ֣י · for
    When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
  18. Psalm 141:8כִּ֤י · But
    But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
  19. Psalm 142:6כִּֽי־ · for; כִּ֖י · for
    Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
  20. Psalm 142:7כִּ֖י · because
    Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
  21. Psalm 143:2כִּ֤י · for
    Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
  22. Psalm 143:3כִּ֥י · For
    For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
  23. Psalm 143:8כִּֽי־ · for; כִּֽי־ · for
    Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
  24. Psalm 143:10כִּֽי־ · for
    Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
  25. Psalm 143:12כִּ֝֗י · for
    And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
  26. Psalm 147:1כִּי־ · How; כִּֽי־ · how
    Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and lovely to praise Him!
  27. Psalm 147:13כִּֽי־ · For
    For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.
  28. Psalm 148:5כִּ֤י · for
    Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
  29. Psalm 148:13כִּֽי־ · for
    Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
  30. Psalm 149:4כִּֽי־ · For
    For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
  31. Proverbs 1:9כִּ֤י׀ · For
    For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
  32. Proverbs 1:16כִּ֣י · For
    For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
  33. Proverbs 1:17כִּֽי־ · How
    How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
  34. Proverbs 1:29כִּי־ · For
    For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
  35. Proverbs 1:32כִּ֤י · For
    For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
  36. Proverbs 2:3כִּ֤י · truly
    …if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,
  37. Proverbs 2:6כִּֽי־ · For
    For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
  38. Proverbs 2:10כִּֽי־ · For
    For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
  39. Proverbs 2:18כִּ֤י · For
    For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.
  40. Proverbs 2:21כִּֽי־ · For
    For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
  41. Proverbs 3:2כִּ֤י · for
    …for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
  42. Proverbs 3:12כִּ֤י · for
    …for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
  43. Proverbs 3:14כִּ֤י · for
    …for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
  44. Proverbs 3:25כִּ֣י · that
    Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
  45. Proverbs 3:26כִּֽי־ · for
    …for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
  46. Proverbs 3:32כִּ֤י · for
    …for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
  47. Proverbs 4:2כִּ֤י · For
    For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.