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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. Zephaniah 2:4כִּ֤י · For
    For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
  2. Zephaniah 2:7כִּ֧י · for
    The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.
  3. Zephaniah 2:9כִּֽי־ · surely
    Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”
  4. Zephaniah 2:10כִּ֤י · for
    This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.
  5. Zephaniah 2:11כִּ֣י · when
    The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.
  6. Zephaniah 2:14כִּ֥י · for
    Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.
  7. Zephaniah 3:8כִּ֣י · For; כִּ֚י · For
    Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
  8. Zephaniah 3:9כִּֽי־ · For
    For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
  9. Zephaniah 3:11כִּי־ · For
    On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.
  10. Zephaniah 3:13כִּֽי־ · But
    The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”
  11. Zephaniah 3:20כִּֽי־ · For
    At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.
  12. Haggai 2:4כִּֽי־ · For
    But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work! For I am with you, declares the LORD of Hosts.
  13. Haggai 2:6כִּ֣י · For
    For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
  14. Haggai 2:23כִּֽי־ · for
    On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will take you, My servant, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and I will make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of Hosts.”
  15. Zechariah 2:6כִּ֠י · for
    “Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.
  16. Zechariah 2:8כִּ֣י · For; כִּ֚י · for
    For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
  17. Zechariah 2:9כִּ֠י; כִּֽי־ · that
    I will surely wave My hand over them, so that they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.”
  18. Zechariah 2:10כִּ֧י · for
    “Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
  19. Zechariah 2:11כִּי־ · that
    “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.
  20. Zechariah 2:13כִּ֥י · for
    Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”
  21. Zechariah 3:8כִּֽי־ · who are indeed; כִּֽי־ · For
    Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.
  22. Zechariah 3:9כִּ֣י׀
    See the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave on it an inscription, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.
  23. Zechariah 4:6כִּ֣י · but
    So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
  24. Zechariah 4:9כִּֽי־ · that
    “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
  25. Zechariah 4:10כִּ֣י · For
    For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”
  26. Zechariah 5:3כִּ֣י · for
    Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.
  27. Zechariah 6:15כִּֽי־ · that
    Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”
  28. Zechariah 7:5כִּֽי־ · When
    “Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, was it really for Me that you fasted?
  29. Zechariah 7:6וְכִ֥י · And when; וְכִ֣י
    And when you were eating and drinking, were you not doing so simply for yourselves?
  30. Zechariah 8:6כִּ֣י · If
    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “If this is impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be impossible in My eyes?” declares the LORD of Hosts.
  31. Zechariah 8:10כִּ֗י · For
    For before those days neither man nor beast received wages, nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I had turned every man against his neighbor.
  32. Zechariah 8:12כִּֽי־ · For
    “For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.
  33. Zechariah 8:14כִּ֣י · For
    For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Just as I resolved to bring disaster upon you when your fathers provoked Me to anger, and I did not relent,” says the LORD of Hosts,
  34. Zechariah 8:17כִּ֧י · for
    …do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
  35. Zechariah 8:23כִּ֥י · for
    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
  36. Zechariah 9:1כִּ֤י · for
    This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place—for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD—
  37. Zechariah 9:2כִּ֥י · though
    …and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.
  38. Zechariah 9:5כִּֽי־ · for
    Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.
  39. Zechariah 9:8כִּ֥י · for
    But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.
  40. Zechariah 9:13כִּֽי־ · For
    For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.
  41. Zechariah 9:16כִּ֚י · for
    On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land.
  42. Zechariah 9:17כִּ֥י
    How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.
  43. Zechariah 10:2כִּ֧י · For; כִּֽי־ · for
    For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.
  44. Zechariah 10:3כִּֽי־ · For
    “My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.