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H3588Aכִּיki

forPart of speech: Hebrew Conjunction

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Occurrences by book

  1. 276
  2. 192
  3. 143
  4. 123
  5. 270
  6. 100
  7. 110
  8. 28
  9. 247
  10. 155
  11. 138
  12. 95
  13. 102
  14. 183
  15. 24
  16. 40
  17. 29
  18. 191
  19. 441
  20. 97
  21. 82
  22. 5
  23. 325
  24. 412
  25. 26
  26. 196
  27. 23
  28. 68
  29. 32
  30. 23
  31. 3
  32. 13
  33. 32
  34. 6
  35. 16
  36. 17
  37. 3
  38. 49
  39. 21

Renderings

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Other meanings of H3588

  • H3588Bכִּי [אם]ki imthat if: exceptH:ConjOccurrences: 137
  • H3588Cכִּי [עַל כֵּן]ki [al ken]for as that: sinceH:ConjOccurrences: 10

4,336 occurrences in 3,795 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 21:10

    Wherefore she said unto Abraham: 'Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.'

    כִּ֣י ki “for”

  2. Genesis 21:12

    And God said unto Abraham: 'Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall seed be called to thee.

    כִּ֣י ki “for”

  3. Genesis 21:13

    And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.'

    כִּ֥י ki “for”

  4. Genesis 21:16

    And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot; for she said: 'Let me not look upon the death of the child.' And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

    כִּ֣י ki “for”

  5. Genesis 21:17

    And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her: 'What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

    כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

  6. Genesis 21:18

    Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast by thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.'

    כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

  7. Genesis 21:30

    And he said: 'Verily, these seven ewe-lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.'

    כִּ֚י ki “that”כִּ֥י ki “for”

  8. Genesis 21:31

    Wherefore that place was called Beer-sheba; because there they swore both of them.

    כִּ֛י ki “for”

  9. Genesis 22:12

    And he said: 'Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him; for now I know that thou art a God-fearing man, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from Me.'

    כִּ֣י׀ ki “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

  10. Genesis 22:16

    and said: 'By Myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,

    כִּ֗י Ki “that”

  11. Genesis 22:17

    that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;

    כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

  12. Genesis 24:4

    But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son, even for Isaac.'

    כִּ֧י ki “for”

  13. Genesis 24:14

    So let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say: Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say: Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also; let the same be she that Thou hast appointed for Thy servant, even for Isaa

    כִּי־ ki- “that”

  14. Genesis 24:41

    then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

    כִּ֥י ki “for”

  15. Genesis 25:21

    And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD let Himself be entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

    כִּ֥י ki “for”

  16. Genesis 25:28

    Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison; and Rebekah loved Jacob.

    כִּי־ ki- “for”

  17. Genesis 25:30

    And Esau said to Jacob: 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, some of this red, red pottage; for I am faint.' Therefore was his name called Edom.

    כִּ֥י ki “for”

  18. Genesis 26:3

    Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father;

    כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

  19. Genesis 26:7

    And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said: 'She is my sister'; for he feared to say: 'My wife'; 'lest the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she is fair to look upon.'

    כִּ֤י ki “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

  20. Genesis 26:8

    And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

    כִּ֣י ki “that”

  21. Genesis 26:9

    And Abimelech called Isaac, and said: 'Behold, of a surety she is thy wife; and how saidst thou: She is my sister?' And Isaac said unto him: 'Because I said: Lest I die because of her.'

    כִּ֣י ki “for”

  22. Genesis 26:13

    And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

    כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

  23. Genesis 26:16

    And Abimelech said unto Isaac: 'Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.'

    כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

  24. Genesis 26:20

    And the herdmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdmen, saying: 'The water is ours.' And he called the name of the well Esek; because they contended with him.

    כִּ֥י ki “for”

  25. Genesis 26:22

    And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not. And he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said: 'For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.'

    כִּֽי־ ki- “that”