Strong's H3588 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: כִּי (kîy)

Pronunciation: kee

Morphology: conj

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

Definition: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

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.

Senses

1. that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
1. that
2. yea, indeed
3. when (of time)
4. when, if, though (with a concessive force)
5. because, since (causal connection)
6. but (after negative)
7. that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
8. but rather, but
9. except that
10. only, nevertheless
11. surely
12. that is
13. but if
14. for though
15. forasmuch as, for therefore

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.