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)


  • Genesis 27:20 - And he said And Isaac my son it so quickly How is it that thou hast found my son And he said brought Because the LORD thy God it to me

  • Genesis 27:23 - And he discerned hands hands Esau's as his brother were hairy so he blessed

  • Genesis 27:36 - And he said Is not he rightly named Jacob for he hath supplanted me these two times my birthright and behold now he hath taken away and behold now he hath taken away a blessing And he said Hast thou not reserved a blessing

  • Genesis 28:6 - saw When Esau from thence and that as he blessed that Isaac Jacob and sent him away to Padanaram Thou shalt not take a wife from thence and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge saying Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan

  • Genesis 28:8 - seeing And Esau not that the daughters of Canaan pleased Isaac his father

  • Genesis 28:11 - And he lighted in that place and tarried there all night was set because the sun and he took of the stones in that place and put them for his pillows and lay down in that place

  • Genesis 28:15 - And behold I am with thee and will keep thee in all places whither and will bring thee again into this land for I will not leave thee in all places whither I have done thee in all places whither that which I have spoken

  • Genesis 28:17 - And he was afraid and said And he was afraid is this place this is none other but the house of God and this is the gate of heaven

  • Genesis 29:2 - And he looked and behold a well in the field and lo there were three flocks of sheep lying and behold a well they watered flocks stone and a great mouth and behold a well

  • Genesis 29:9 - And while he yet spake with them Rachel came sheep with her father's for she kept them

  • Genesis 29:12 - and told And Jacob Rachel brother her father son and that he was Rebekah's and she ran and told her father

  • Genesis 29:15 - said And Laban unto Jacob Because thou art my brother shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought tell me what shall thy wages

  • Genesis 29:21 - said And Jacob unto Laban Give me my wife are fulfilled for my days that I may go in

  • Genesis 29:31 - saw And when the LORD was hated that Leah he opened her womb but Rachel was barren

  • Genesis 29:32 - conceived And Leah and bare a son and she called his name Reuben Surely she said Surely hath looked the LORD upon my affliction Surely will love my husband

  • Genesis 29:33 - And she conceived again and bare a son and said hath heard Because the LORD that I was hated he hath therefore given me this son also and she called his name Simeon

  • Genesis 29:34 - And she conceived again and bare a son and said Now this time be joined will my husband and bare him three a son called therefore was his name Levi

  • Genesis 30:1 - saw And when Rachel that she bare Jacob envied And when Rachel her sister and said Jacob Give me children or else I die

  • Genesis 30:9 - saw When Leah that she had left bearing she took Zilpah her maid and gave her Jacob to wife

  • Genesis 30:13 - said And Leah Happy am I will call me blessed for the daughters and she called his name Asher