Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H3588: כִּי (kîy) Definition

Strong's number
H3588
Lemma
כִּי
Transliteration
kîy
Pronunciation
kee
Strong's definition
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed 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. a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent;

3910 instances of the word כִּי kîy (H3588)


  • 1 Samuel 10:24 - and said And Samuel And all the people See hath chosen ye him whom the LORD And all the people shouted And all the people and said God save the king

  • 1 Samuel 11:5 - And behold Saul came after the herd out of the field said And behold Saul What aileth the people that they weep And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh

  • 1 Samuel 11:13 - said And Saul be put to death There shall not a man for to day for to day hath wrought the LORD salvation in Israel

  • 1 Samuel 12:5 - And he said He is witness unto them The LORD He is witness against you and his anointed this day that ye have not found in my hand ought And he said He is witness

  • 1 Samuel 12:10 - And they cried the LORD and said We have sinned because we have forsaken the LORD and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies and have served

  • 1 Samuel 12:12 - And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you ye said the king shall reign over us when the LORD your God the king

  • 1 Samuel 12:17 - harvest Is it not wheat to day I will call of the LORD and he shall send thunder and rain that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great which ye have done in the sight of the LORD in asking you a king

  • 1 Samuel 12:19 - said And all the people unto Samuel Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God that we die not for we have added unto all our sins this evil to ask us a king

  • 1 Samuel 12:21 - And turn ye not aside for then should ye go after for they are vain things which cannot profit nor deliver for they are vain

  • 1 Samuel 12:22 - will not forsake For the LORD his people name's for his great sake because it hath pleased For the LORD to make his people

  • 1 Samuel 12:24 - Only fear the LORD and serve him in truth with all your heart for consider how great things he hath done

  • 1 Samuel 13:6 - When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait were distressed for the people did hide for the people themselves in caves and in rocks and in high places and in pits

  • 1 Samuel 13:11 - said And Samuel What hast thou done said And Saul Because I saw were scattered that the people from me and that thou camest appointed not within the days and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash

  • 1 Samuel 13:13 - said And Samuel to Saul Thou hast done foolishly thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God which he commanded have established of the LORD thy kingdom upon Israel for ever

  • 1 Samuel 13:14 - But now thy kingdom shall not continue hath sought and the LORD him a man after his own heart commanded and the LORD him to be captain over his people because thou hast not kept commanded and the LORD

  • 1 Samuel 13:19 - Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel said for the Philistines make Lest the Hebrews them swords or spears

  • 1 Samuel 14:3 - And Ahiah the son of Ahitub brother Ichabod's the son of Phinehas the son of Eli priest the LORD'S in Shiloh wearing an ephod And the people knew was gone not that Jonathan

  • 1 Samuel 14:6 - said And Jonathan to the young man that bare his armour and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised will work it may be that the LORD it may be that the LORD for us for there is no restraint to save by many or by few

  • 1 Samuel 14:10 - But if they say thus Come up thus Come up hath delivered for the LORD them into our hand and this shall be a sign

  • 1 Samuel 14:12 - answered of the garrison And Jonathan and his armourbearer and said Come up to us and we will shew you a thing and said And Jonathan and his armourbearer Come up after hath delivered me for the LORD them into the hand of Israel