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Strong's H3588 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: כִּי (kîy)

Pronunciation: kee

POS: kee Morph: conj

Exegesis: a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent;

Definition: a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (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.

KJV Usage: 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.

Senses[edit | edit source]

1. 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
2. 1a) that
3. 1a1) yea, indeed
4. 1b) when (of time)
5. 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
6. 1c) because, since (causal connection)
7. 1d) but (after negative)
8. 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
9. 1f) but rather, but
10. 1g) except that
11. 1h) only, nevertheless
12. 1i) surely
13. 1j) that is
14. 1k) but if
15. 1l) for though
16. 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore