כִּי
kîy · kee
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Lexicon
Derivation: 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
- (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)
- often largely modified by other particles annexed
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: 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.
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › the hand that works
The open hand that covers of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כִּי above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4483 occurrences · 4483 OT · 0 NT · 46 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- that2 · 7%
- for2 · 7%
- until2 · 7%
- it: because1 · 4%
- when1 · 4%
- if1 · 4%
- whom1 · 4%
- but1 · 4%
- is not he rightly1 · 4%
- surely1 · 4%
- now therefore1 · 4%
- whereas1 · 4%
- unto thee, that1 · 4%
- it: yet1 · 4%
- else1 · 4%
- although1 · 4%
- seeing1 · 4%
- even1 · 4%
- also, in which1 · 4%
- and the man1 · 4%
- that hath1 · 4%
- curseth1 · 4%
- forasmuch1 · 4%
- for thee, so that1 · 4%
- while1 · 4%
Where it is used, by book.
- Genesis290
- Exodus198
- Leviticus146
- Numbers130
- Deuteronomy276
- Joshua103
- Judges112
- Ruth28
- 1 Samuel254
- 2 Samuel162
- 1 Kings145
- 2 Kings110
- 1 Chronicles105
- 2 Chronicles189
- Ezra24
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.