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 24:10 - Behold this day have seen thine eyes had delivered for he is the LORD'S Behold this day into mine hand in the cave and some bade me kill thee but mine eye spared and some bade I will not put forth into mine hand against my lord anointed for he is the LORD'S

  • 1 Samuel 24:11 - Moreover my father see see the skirt of thy robe in mine hand for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe and killed thee not know see in mine hand that there is neither evil nor transgression and I have not sinned against thee yet thou huntest my soul to take

  • 1 Samuel 24:17 - And he said to David Thou art more righteous than I for thou hast rewarded me good than I for thou hast rewarded thee evil

  • 1 Samuel 24:19 - find For if a man his enemy will he let him go away thee good wherefore the LORD reward thee good unto me this day for that thou hast done

  • 1 Samuel 24:20 - And now behold I know well be king be king shall be established in thine hand and that the kingdom of Israel

  • 1 Samuel 25:4 - heard And David in the wilderness did shear that Nabal his sheep

  • 1 Samuel 25:7 - And now I have heard that thou hast shearers now thy shepherds which were with us we hurt missing them not neither was there ought unto them all the while they were in Carmel

  • 1 Samuel 25:8 - Ask thee Wherefore let the young men and they will shew I pray thee whatsoever cometh thee Wherefore let the young men favour in thine eyes day in a good for we come give I pray thee whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants and to thy son David

  • 1 Samuel 25:17 - Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do is determined for evil against our master and against all his household for he is such a son of Belial that a man cannot speak

  • 1 Samuel 25:25 - Let not my lord I pray thee regard this man of Belial even Nabal for as his name even Nabal for as his name and folly is with him but I thine handmaid saw not the young men not my lord whom thou didst send

  • 1 Samuel 25:28 - I pray thee forgive the trespass of thine handmaid make make for the LORD because my lord house a sure the battles for the LORD because my lord fighteth and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days

  • 1 Samuel 25:30 - shall have done And it shall come to pass when the LORD to my lord that he hath spoken according to all the good concerning thee and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel

  • 1 Samuel 25:34 - For in very deed liveth as the LORD God of Israel which hath kept me back from hurting thee except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me surely there had not been left unto Nabal light by the morning any that pisseth against the wall

  • 1 Samuel 25:39 - heard And David was dead of Nabal he said Blessed be the LORD that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal his servant and hath kept from evil from evil of Nabal hath returned be the LORD upon his own head sent And David and communed with Abigail to take her to him to wife

  • 1 Samuel 26:3 - pitched And Saul in the hill of Hachilah which is before Jeshimon by the way But David abode him into the wilderness and he saw came And Saul after him into the wilderness

  • 1 Samuel 26:4 - therefore sent out David spies and understood was come that Saul in very deed

  • 1 Samuel 26:9 - said And David to Abishai Destroy him not for who can stretch forth his hand anointed against the LORD'S and be guiltless

  • 1 Samuel 26:10 - said David liveth furthermore As the LORD furthermore As the LORD shall smite him or his day shall come to die into battle or he shall descend and perish

  • 1 Samuel 26:12 - took So David the spear and the cruse of water bolster from Saul's and no man saw it nor knew it neither awaked for they were all asleep because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen

  • 1 Samuel 26:15 - said And David to Abner Art not thou a valiant man and who is like to thee in Israel wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord