כִּי ki

Hebrew word for “for” · Strong’s H3588 · used 4,483 times in 3,908 verses

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Meaning

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since;

Senses in the lexicon

• for (4,336)
• that if: except (137)
• for as that: since (10)

How it is translated

Glosses given for ki in context, with how often each is used:

• for 3,053
• that 1,088
• if 314
• deed 22
• ¿ for 5
• thatr 1

Where it is used

Also in 27 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Psalms 119 (36), Psalms 136 (26), Jeremiah 51 (19), 1 Samuel 20 (18), Leviticus 25 (17), 1 Kings 8 (17), Deuteronomy 32 (16), Jeremiah 48 (16), Genesis 31 (15), Leviticus 13 (15)

Forms

• כי 4,373
• וכי 105
• הכי 5

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ki more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• יָדַע yada “to know” 434
• רָאָה raah “to see” 348
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 310
• אֲנִי ani “I” 271
• אִם im “if” 282
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 284
• זֶה zeh “this” 276
• אַיִן ayin “nothing” 232
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 278
• אַל al “not” 210
• נִי ni “me” 218
• הֶם hem “them” 217

Key verses

The verses using ki that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 49:10 — The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
• Exodus 19:5 — Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
• Exodus 20:5 — Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto…
• 1 Chronicles 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and…
• Isaiah 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The…
• Isaiah 41:10 — Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right…
• Isaiah 55:7 — Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he…
• Isaiah 57:15 — For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and…
• Isaiah 61:10 — I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe…
• Jeremiah 31:18 — I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed turn thou me, and I shall be turned;…
• Micah 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever,…
• Malachi 1:11 — For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.