כִֽי

𐤊𐤉

khi

when

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.

H3588

Isaiah 8:21 · Word #6

Lexicon H3588

Lemmaכִּי
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤉
Transliterationkîy
Strong'sH3588
In-contextwhen

Morphology HC All morphology codes

Part of Speech C — Conjunction — Connects words or clauses

SIBI-P1 H3588-02

forasmuch

Rootכי (k-y)
Core Meaningscausality, conditionality, temporal sequence, contrast
Semantic RangeCausal ('for, because, since'), conditional ('if, when'), contrastive ('but, rather, nevertheless'), temporal ('while, until'), emphatic ('surely, truly, yea'), interrogative ('perhaps, lest')—context-dependent with wide adverbial usage.
Conceptual Significanceכי intricately links cause to effect, condition to outcome, and divine promise to fulfillment, underscoring God's logical sovereignty and covenantal reasoning throughout Scripture; its polysemy demands contextual discernment, mirroring the layered depth of biblical rhetoric and theology.
Morphological NotesHC (conjunction); indeclinable particle with no inflection for gender, number, person, or stem; appears in various cantillated surface forms (e.g., כִֽי, כִ֤י) but uniform lexeme.
Rendering Rationale'Forasmuch' preserves the core causal ('for') and conditional ('as') semantics of כי as a primitive particle used in causal, relative, and adverbial relations, directly reflecting its gloss; as an invariable particle (HC morphology), it lacks gender, number, or person, so no such features are incorporated, maintaining formal equivalence without alteration.

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Words from Root כי (causality, conditionality, temporal sequence, contrast)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3588-03 khy for-that
H3588-04 ki for (as reason or ground)
H3588-05 vekhi and if
H3588-06 vkhy and if

Word Usage (4488 occurrences of H3588)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:4 כִּי ki that
Genesis 1:10 כִּי ki that
Genesis 1:12 כִּי ki that