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)


  • Judges 20:6 - And I took my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance in Israel for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel

  • Judges 20:28 - And Phinehas against the children of Eleazar against the children of Aaron stood before it in those days said Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother or shall I cease said And the LORD Go up for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand

  • Judges 20:34 - And there came against Gibeah ten thousand men chosen out of all Israel and the battle was sore but they knew was near not that evil

  • Judges 20:36 - saw So the children of Benjamin that they were smitten gave for the men of Israel place of Benjamin because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah

  • Judges 20:39 - retired And when the men of Israel battle Benjamin began to smite and kill And when the men of Israel about thirty And when the men for they said Surely Surely before battle us as in the first

  • Judges 20:41 - And when the men of Israel turned again were amazed And when the men of Benjamin for they saw was come that evil

  • Judges 21:5 - said And the children of Israel that came not up with the congregation Who is there among all the tribes of Israel to the LORD oath For they had made a great that came to the LORD to Mizpeh said He shall surely He shall surely

  • Judges 21:15 - And the people repented them for Benjamin had made because that the LORD a breach in the tribes of Israel

  • Judges 21:16 - said Then the elders of the congregation How shall we do for them that remain for wives are destroyed out of Benjamin for wives

  • Judges 21:18 - Howbeit we may be he that giveth a wife of our daughters have sworn for the children of Israel saying Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin

  • Judges 21:22 - come And it shall be when their fathers or their brethren unto us to complain that we will say unto them Be favourable unto them for our sakes because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war for ye did not give unto them at this time that ye should be guilty

  • Lamentations 1:5 - Her adversaries are the chief her enemies prosper for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions her children are gone into captivity before Her adversaries

  • Lamentations 1:8 - hath grievously sinned Jerusalem therefore she is removed all that honoured her despise her because they have seen her nakedness yea she sigheth and turneth backward

  • Lamentations 1:9 - Her filthiness is in her skirts she remembereth not her last end therefore she came down wonderfully she had no comforter behold O LORD my affliction hath magnified for the enemy

  • Lamentations 1:10 - his hand hath spread out The adversary upon all her pleasant things for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary whom thou didst command entered into thy congregation

  • Lamentations 1:11 - All her people sigh they seek bread they have given for meat to relieve the soul see O LORD and consider for I am become vile

  • Lamentations 1:16 - For these things I weep mine eye mine eye runneth down with water is far because the comforter that should relieve my soul from me my children are desolate prevailed because the enemy

  • Lamentations 1:18 - is righteous The LORD against his commandment for I have rebelled hear I pray you all people and behold my sorrow my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity

  • Lamentations 1:19 - I called for my lovers but they deceived me my priests and mine elders in the city gave up the ghost while they sought their meat to relieve their souls

  • Lamentations 1:20 - Behold O LORD my bowels are troubled is turned mine heart within me for I have grievously me for I have grievously abroad bereaveth the sword at home there is as death