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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. Isaiah 56:1כִּֽי־ · for
    This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.
  2. Isaiah 56:4כִּי־ · For
    For this is what the LORD says: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, who choose what pleases Me and hold fast to My covenant—
  3. Isaiah 56:7כִּ֣י · for
    I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”
  4. Isaiah 57:1כִּֽי־ · that
    The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.
  5. Isaiah 57:8כִּ֣י · Forsaking Me
    Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.
  6. Isaiah 57:11כִּ֣י · so that
    Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
  7. Isaiah 57:15כִּי֩ · For
    For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
  8. Isaiah 57:16כִּ֣י · For; כִּי־ · for
    For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made.
  9. Isaiah 57:20כִּ֤י · for
    But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.
  10. Isaiah 58:7כִּֽי־ · when
    Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
  11. Isaiah 58:14כִּ֛י · For
    …then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
  12. Isaiah 59:2כִּ֤י · But
    But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.
  13. Isaiah 59:3כִּ֤י · For
    For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.
  14. Isaiah 59:12כִּֽי־ · For; כִּֽי־ · are indeed
    For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities:
  15. Isaiah 59:14כִּֽי־ · For
    So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
  16. Isaiah 59:15כִּֽי־ · that
    Truth is missing, and whoever turns from evil becomes prey. The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.
  17. Isaiah 59:16כִּֽי־ · that; כִּ֣י · that
    He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and His own righteousness sustained Him.
  18. Isaiah 59:19כִּֽי־ · For
    So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.
  19. Isaiah 60:1כִּ֣י · for
    Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
  20. Isaiah 60:2כִּֽי־ · For
    For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.
  21. Isaiah 60:5כִּֽי־ · because
    Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
  22. Isaiah 60:9כִּֽי־ · Surely; כִּ֥י · for
    Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
  23. Isaiah 60:10כִּ֤י · Although
    Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.
  24. Isaiah 60:12כִּֽי־ · For
    For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.
  25. Isaiah 60:16כִּ֣י · that
    You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
  26. Isaiah 60:20כִּ֣י · for
    Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.
  27. Isaiah 61:8כִּ֣י · For
    For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.
  28. Isaiah 61:9כִּ֛י · that
    Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.
  29. Isaiah 61:10כִּ֤י · for
    I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
  30. Isaiah 61:11כִּ֤י · For
    For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.
  31. Isaiah 62:4כִּ֣י · but; כִּֽי־ · for
    No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
  32. Isaiah 62:5כִּֽי־ · For
    For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
  33. Isaiah 62:9כִּ֤י · For
    For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.”
  34. Isaiah 63:4כִּ֛י · For
    For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.
  35. Isaiah 63:16כִּֽי־ · Yet; כִּ֤י · though
    Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.
  36. Isaiah 64:7כִּֽי־ · For
    No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.
  37. Isaiah 65:5כִּ֣י · for
    They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
  38. Isaiah 65:6כִּ֣י · but
    Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps,
  39. Isaiah 65:8כִּ֥י · for
    This is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants; I will not destroy them all.
  40. Isaiah 65:16כִּ֣י · For; וְכִ֥י
    Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.
  41. Isaiah 65:17כִּֽי־ · For
    For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
  42. Isaiah 65:18כִּֽי־; כִּי֩ · for
    But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.