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ki H3588

כִּי (ki) means “for” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

כִּי Hebrew · H3588 4,482 tagged occurrences in 3,907 verses

Pronunciation guide: kee Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3588A

כִּי · ki · for

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

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TBESH · H3588B

כִּי [אם] · ki im · that if: except

1) except if 1a) but if 1b) even though

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TBESH · H3588C

כִּי [עַל כֵּן] · ki [al ken] · for as that: since

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

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

KJV glosses: 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.

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How translators render H3588

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
for 1765
that 571
because 518
when 192
if 120
but 117
since 89
though 53
indeed 37
surely 37
instead 24
and 22
but if 21
except 21
although 19
yet 18
how 14
even 13
vvv 13
and that 12
but only 10
so 10
yes 10
and if 9
so that 9
and when 8
even though 7
now if 7
to 7
who 7
as 6
now 6
only 5
saying 5
then 5
unless 5
or 4
rather 4
therefore 4
after 3
and because 3
and since 3
by 3
even if 3
for when 3
however 3
just because 3
like 3
nevertheless 3
suppose 3
than 3
whenever 3
about 2
and how 2
and indeed 2
as for 2
but when 2
for if 2
for though 2
from 2
how then 2
if you had not 2
in 2
in fact 2
now that 2
then that 2
while 2
without 2
you 2
after all 1
all that 1
and although 1
and became 1
and being 1
and even if 1
and know that 1
and so 1
and though 1
and whether 1
are indeed 1
as surely as 1
as to 1
as well 1
at how 1
at last 1
at least 1
because of 1
because of what 1
because this will mean that 1
because you 1
because you are 1
behalf 1
but a famine 1
but acted 1
but because 1
but i will punish you for 1
but it is because 1
but rather 1
can even 1
do as follows 1
do not 1
even when 1
exactly 1
except as a place 1
for as 1
for even 1
for in so doing 1
for in that 1
for it is 1
for it was 1
for moses had said 1
for otherwise 1
for surely 1
for their 1
for then 1
for they hear 1
for they said 1
for we have indeed 1
for which 1
forsaking me 1
from other duties 1
from you 1
has surely 1
have 1
have i ever 1
he had only 1
him 1
how much more 1
i even 1
i will surely 1
if however 1
if they ever 1
if we had not 1
in egypt 1
instead they will say 1
is he not rightly 1
is that 1
it is 1
it was 1
it was because 1
it will surely 1
man because 1
more so 1
moreover said the women when 1
no 1
not only 1
now suppose 1
now when 1
of him who 1
of it 1
of the abomination 1
of the one 1
once 1
one 1
one but 1
or if 1
or when 1
other than 1
otherwise 1
out because 1
place unless 1
really 1
saying because 1
saying indeed 1
shall 1
so since 1
so when 1
spring from 1
that if 1
that it was i 1
that this 1
that when 1
that with which 1
the only 1
then surely 1
then when 1
there 1
they even 1
this is what 1
this is why 1
to have this 1
to him because 1
to listen 1
too 1
too great 1
truly 1
until 1
was from 1
was he not 1
we did this because 1
what was happening 1
whether 1
which was given this name because 1
who are indeed 1
who indeed 1
why 1
will it be when 1
will surely 1
with 1
with them 1
you must only 1
you that 1
you when 1
you will indeed 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
for 2
that 2
until 2
also in which 1
although 1
and 1
and the man 1
as 1
assuredly 1
but 1
curseth 1
doubtless 1
else 1
even 1
for me than that 1
for thee so that 1
forasmuch 1
how 1
if 1
in that 1
inasmuch as 1
is not he rightly 1
it because 1
it whether thou refuse 1
it yet 1
nevertheless 1
now 1
now therefore 1
seeing 1
since 1
surely 1
that hath 1
them 1
there why then 1
though 1
till 1
truly 1
unto thee that 1
when 1
whereas 1
while 1
whom 1
yea 1

Verses containing H3588

Page 46 of 79. 3907 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Psalms 25:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.

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  2. Psalms 26:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

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  3. Psalms 26:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.

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  4. Psalms 27:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.

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  5. Psalms 27:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.

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  6. Psalms 27:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

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  7. Psalms 28:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.

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  8. Psalms 28:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy.

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  9. Psalms 30:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David. I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.

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    Source alternate reference: 30.2

  10. Psalms 30:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

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    Source alternate reference: 30.6

  11. Psalms 31:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.

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    Source alternate reference: 31.4

  12. Psalms 31:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.

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    Source alternate reference: 31.5

  13. Psalms 31:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.

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    Source alternate reference: 31.10

  14. Psalms 31:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.

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    Source alternate reference: 31.11

  15. Psalms 31:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

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    Source alternate reference: 31.14

  16. Psalms 31:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.

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    Source alternate reference: 31.18

  17. Psalms 31:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.

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    Source alternate reference: 31.22

  18. Psalms 32:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.

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  19. Psalms 32:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah

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  20. Psalms 33:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.

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  21. Psalms 33:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

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  22. Psalms 33:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.

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  23. Psalms 34:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

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    Source alternate reference: 34.9

  24. Psalms 34:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

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    Source alternate reference: 34.10

  25. Psalms 35:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.

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  26. Psalms 35:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.

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  27. Psalms 36:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.

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    Source alternate reference: 36.3

  28. Psalms 36:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

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    Source alternate reference: 36.10

  29. Psalms 37:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.

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  30. Psalms 37:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

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  31. Psalms 37:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.

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  32. Psalms 37:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

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  33. Psalms 37:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.

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  34. Psalms 37:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.

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  35. Psalms 37:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

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  36. Psalms 37:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.

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  37. Psalms 37:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.

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  38. Psalms 37:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.

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  39. Psalms 38:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

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    Source alternate reference: 38.3

  40. Psalms 38:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.

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    Source alternate reference: 38.5

  41. Psalms 38:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.

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    Source alternate reference: 38.8

  42. Psalms 38:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.

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    Source alternate reference: 38.16

  43. Psalms 38:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.”

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    Source alternate reference: 38.17

  44. Psalms 38:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.

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    Source alternate reference: 38.18

  45. Psalms 38:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.

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    Source alternate reference: 38.19

  46. Psalms 39:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.

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    Source alternate reference: 39.10

  47. Psalms 39:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.

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    Source alternate reference: 39.13

  48. Psalms 40:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.

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    Source alternate reference: 40.13

  49. Psalms 41:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

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    Source alternate reference: 41.5

  50. Psalms 41:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.

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    Source alternate reference: 41.12

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