1. כִּי
oath clause )-* כִּי אם B 1b) verily, indeed Gn 4216 1S 230 1444 209 Is 212
The corpus record — Hebrew
כִּי
kiy
oath clause )-* כִּי אם B 1b) verily, indeed Gn 4216 1S 230 1444 209 Is 212
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 4,488 · 146.29/10k
Senses
2. כִּי
כִּי אז introduces the conclusion after a clause with :לוּלא/י surely then 2
3. כִּי
in- וְכִי
4. כִּי
כִּי ישם to yearn for something (Cross-Freedman JBL 67 (1948):2087!), + Der
5. כִּי אם־
that if, for if, except, but rather
6. כִּי
that, for, when
7. כִּי
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Attestations
- כִּי Genesis 1:4 (BHS)
- כִּי Genesis 1:10 (BHS)
- כִּי Genesis 1:12 (BHS)
- כִּי Genesis 1:18 (BHS)
- כִּי Genesis 1:21 (BHS)
- כִּי Genesis 1:25 (BHS)
6 of 4,488 attestations shown.
Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
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- scan pp. 117-118; entry #492 Review: Under source audit
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