כִּי
ORIGINALBH-099
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The many jobs of כִּי
BH-099Biblical HebrewMasoretic Hebrew of Tanakh
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
כִּי
Transliterationki
Plain meaningthat · because · for · when, according to context
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The many jobs of כִּי
כִּי is one of the highest-value Biblical Hebrew connectors because it has several recurring jobs. It can introduce what someone says or knows, provide a reason, mark a circumstance or time, and participate in fixed combinations. Do not translate it before looking at the clauses on both sides. A mechanically memorized “כִּי = because” will repeatedly fail.
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ki
READINGApproved transliteration
that · because · for · when, according to context
MEANINGBiblical Hebrew
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