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. Zechariah 10:5כִּ֥י · because
    They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.
  2. Zechariah 10:6כִּ֣י · because; כִּ֗י · For
    I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.
  3. Zechariah 10:8כִּ֣י · for
    I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.
  4. Zechariah 11:2כִּֽי־ · for; כִּ֥י · for
    Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!
  5. Zechariah 11:3כִּ֥י · for; כִּ֥י · for
    Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.
  6. Zechariah 11:6כִּ֠י · For
    For I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land, declares the LORD, but behold, I will cause each man to fall into the hands of his neighbor and his king, who will devastate the land, and I will not deliver it from their hands.”
  7. Zechariah 11:11כִּ֥י · that
    It was revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the LORD.
  8. Zechariah 11:16כִּ֣י · For
    For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves.
  9. Zechariah 13:3כִּֽי־ · if; כִּ֛י · because
    And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.
  10. Zechariah 13:5כִּ֥י · for
    He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’
  11. Zechariah 14:5כִּֽי־ · for
    You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.
  12. Malachi 1:4כִּֽי־ · Though
    Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.
  13. Malachi 1:8וְכִֽי־ · When; וְכִ֥י · And when
    When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.
  14. Malachi 1:11כִּ֣י · For; כִּֽי־ · because
    For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
  15. Malachi 1:14כִּי֩ · For
    “But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.
  16. Malachi 2:2כִּ֥י · because
    If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.
  17. Malachi 2:4כִּ֚י · that
    Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.
  18. Malachi 2:7כִּֽי־ · For; כִּ֛י · because
    For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
  19. Malachi 2:11כִּ֣י׀ · For
    Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.
  20. Malachi 2:14כִּי־
    Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
  21. Malachi 2:16כִּֽי־ · For
    “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.
  22. Malachi 3:2כִּֽי־ · For
    But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
  23. Malachi 3:6כִּ֛י · Because
    “Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
  24. Malachi 3:8כִּ֤י · Yet
    Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.
  25. Malachi 3:12כִּֽי־ · for
    “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.
  26. Malachi 3:14כִּ֤י; וְכִ֤י
    You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?
  27. Malachi 4:1כִּֽי־ · For
    “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”
  28. Malachi 4:3כִּֽי־ · for
    Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.