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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 22:6: "And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of which were given him at Ramah,"
2 Chronicles 22:6: "the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick."
2 Chronicles 22:9: "Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat,"
2 Chronicles 22:10: "the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed"
2 Chronicles 22:11: "of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was"
2 Chronicles 23:6: "come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites;"
2 Chronicles 23:6: "and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all"
2 Chronicles 23:8: "with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not"
2 Chronicles 23:14: "of the ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For"
2 Chronicles 24:7: " For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, the house of God;"
2 Chronicles 24:11: "by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe"
2 Chronicles 24:16: "of David among because he had done good in Israel, both toward"
2 Chronicles 24:20: "the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken"
2 Chronicles 24:24: " For the army of the Syrians came of men, and the LORD delivered"
2 Chronicles 24:24: "great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God"
2 Chronicles 24:25: "And when they were departed from him, (for they left diseases,) his own servants conspired"
2 Chronicles 25:4: "But he slew not their children, but in the law in the book of Moses,"
2 Chronicles 25:4: "die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin."
2 Chronicles 25:7: "of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel,"
2 Chronicles 25:8: " But if thou wilt go, it, be strong for the battle: God"
2 Chronicles 25:8: "shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help,"
2 Chronicles 25:16: "forbore, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because"
2 Chronicles 25:16: "God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened"
2 Chronicles 25:20: "But Amaziah would not hear; for came of God, that"
2 Chronicles 25:20: "came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods"
2 Chronicles 26:8: "even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly."
2 Chronicles 26:10: "and digged wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country,"
2 Chronicles 26:10: "also, and vinedressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry."
2 Chronicles 26:15: "withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvelously helped,"
2 Chronicles 26:15: "far abroad; for he was marvelously helped, till till he was strong."
2 Chronicles 26:18: "unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron,"
2 Chronicles 26:18: "to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honor"
2 Chronicles 26:20: "yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten"
2 Chronicles 26:21: "in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD:"
2 Chronicles 26:23: "of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham"
2 Chronicles 27:6: "So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared before the LORD his God."
2 Chronicles 28:11: "ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD"
2 Chronicles 28:13: "hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye"
2 Chronicles 28:13: "more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce"
2 Chronicles 28:19: " For the LORD brought low because of Ahaz king"
2 Chronicles 28:19: "Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore"
2 Chronicles 28:21: " For Ahaz took away a portion out of of the LORD, and out of the house of the king,"
2 Chronicles 28:23: "of Damascus, which smote Because the gods of the kings of Syria help"
2 Chronicles 28:27: "him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchers of the kings"
2 Chronicles 29:6: " For our fathers have trespassed, and done in the eyes of the LORD our God,"
2 Chronicles 29:11: "be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before"
2 Chronicles 29:24: "for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering"
2 Chronicles 29:25: "seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets."
2 Chronicles 29:34: "and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves"
2 Chronicles 29:36: "God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly."









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