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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

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  1. Exodus 18:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.

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  2. Exodus 18:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”

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  3. Exodus 18:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.

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  4. Exodus 19:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.

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  5. Exodus 19:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.

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  6. Exodus 19:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”

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  7. Exodus 19:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Moses said to the LORD, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us, ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”

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  8. Exodus 20:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

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  9. Exodus 20:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

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  10. Exodus 20:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

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  11. Exodus 20:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”

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  12. Exodus 20:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is what you are to tell the Israelites: ‘You have seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you from heaven.

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  13. Exodus 20:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.

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  14. Exodus 21:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.

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  15. Exodus 21:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.

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  16. Exodus 21:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.

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  17. Exodus 21:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,

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  18. Exodus 21:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.

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  19. Exodus 21:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.

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  20. Exodus 21:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.

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  21. Exodus 21:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.

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  22. Exodus 21:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.

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  23. Exodus 21:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,

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  24. Exodus 21:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.

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  25. Exodus 21:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.

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  26. Exodus 22:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.

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    Source alternate reference: 21.37

  27. Exodus 22:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and allows them to stray so that they graze in someone else’s field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field or vineyard.

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    Source alternate reference: 22.4

  28. Exodus 22:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If a fire breaks out and spreads to thornbushes so that it consumes stacked or standing grain, or the whole field, the one who started the fire must make full restitution.

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    Source alternate reference: 22.5

  29. Exodus 22:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If a man gives his neighbor money or goods for safekeeping and they are stolen from the neighbor’s house, the thief, if caught, must pay back double.

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    Source alternate reference: 22.6

  30. Exodus 22:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In all cases of illegal possession of an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any lost item that someone claims, ‘This is mine,’ both parties shall bring their cases before the judges. The one whom the judges find guilty must pay back double to his neighbor.

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    Source alternate reference: 22.8

  31. Exodus 22:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If a man gives a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any other animal to be cared for by his neighbor, but it dies or is injured or stolen while no one is watching,

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    Source alternate reference: 22.9

  32. Exodus 22:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full restitution.

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    Source alternate reference: 22.13

  33. Exodus 22:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife.

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    Source alternate reference: 22.15

  34. Exodus 22:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

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    Source alternate reference: 22.20

  35. Exodus 22:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.

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    Source alternate reference: 22.22

  36. Exodus 22:27 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.

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    Source alternate reference: 22.26

  37. Exodus 23:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

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  38. Exodus 23:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.

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  39. Exodus 23:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

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  40. Exodus 23:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

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  41. Exodus 23:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

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  42. Exodus 23:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.

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  43. Exodus 23:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.

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  44. Exodus 23:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.

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  45. Exodus 23:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For My angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will annihilate them.

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  46. Exodus 23:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.

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  47. Exodus 23:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.

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  48. Exodus 23:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

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  49. Exodus 29:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),

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  50. Exodus 29:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.

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