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Strong's #3588: kiy (pronounced kee)

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.




Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

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kı̂y

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

Part of Speech: conjunction

Relation: a primitive particle



Usage:

This word is used 4454 times:

2 Chronicles 13:11: "table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for"
2 Chronicles 13:12: "the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper."
2 Chronicles 13:18: "and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God"
2 Chronicles 14:6: "fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war"
2 Chronicles 14:6: "war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest."
2 Chronicles 14:7: "while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God,"
2 Chronicles 14:11: "help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go"
2 Chronicles 14:13: "and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD,"
2 Chronicles 14:14: "the cities Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon"
2 Chronicles 14:14: "all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil"
2 Chronicles 15:5: "peace nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all"
2 Chronicles 15:6: "of nation, and city for God did vex them with all adversity."
2 Chronicles 15:7: "Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded."
2 Chronicles 15:9: "them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to"
2 Chronicles 15:9: "they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD"
2 Chronicles 15:15: "rejoiced at for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought"
2 Chronicles 16:9: " For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of"
2 Chronicles 16:9: "toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have"
2 Chronicles 16:10: "him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this"
2 Chronicles 16:12: "not to the LORD, but to the physicians."
2 Chronicles 17:3: "was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father"
2 Chronicles 17:4: " But sought to the LORD God of his father, in his commandments, and not after the doings"
2 Chronicles 18:7: "of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good"
2 Chronicles 18:7: "he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil:"
2 Chronicles 18:13: "said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith,"
2 Chronicles 18:17: "thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?"
2 Chronicles 18:30: "small or great, save only with the king"
2 Chronicles 18:32: "that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel,"
2 Chronicles 18:33: "that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded."
2 Chronicles 19:3: "things found thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land,"
2 Chronicles 19:6: "ye do: for ye judge not for man, but"
2 Chronicles 19:6: "ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment."
2 Chronicles 19:7: "you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD"
2 Chronicles 20:9: "this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry"
2 Chronicles 20:10: "when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from"
2 Chronicles 20:12: "O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for might against this"
2 Chronicles 20:12: "we what to do: but our eyes are upon"
2 Chronicles 20:15: "dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle"
2 Chronicles 20:15: "this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's."
2 Chronicles 20:21: "and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth forever."
2 Chronicles 20:26: "they assembled themselves in the valley for there they blessed the LORD:"
2 Chronicles 20:27: "to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies."
2 Chronicles 20:29: "the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies"
2 Chronicles 21:3: "but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn."
2 Chronicles 21:6: "did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife:"
2 Chronicles 21:10: "also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken"
2 Chronicles 21:17: "so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons."
2 Chronicles 22:1: "son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp"
2 Chronicles 22:3: "in the ways of Ahab: for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly."
2 Chronicles 22:4: "of the LORD of Ahab: for they were his counselors after"









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