Kiy (כִּי, Strong's H3588) is a Hebrew word. Strong's defines it as (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed. The King James Bible translates it as 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.

What is the Strong's number for Kiy?

The Strong's number for Kiy (כִּי) is H3588. It is a Hebrew word from Strong's public-domain dictionary keyed to the King James Bible.

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Kiy (Strong’s H3588): Meaning in the Bible

Kiy (כִּי) is the Hebrew word numbered H3588 in Strong’s concordance of the Bible. Strong’s defines it as (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed. In the King James Bible it is translated and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly).

כִּי

kîy · Hebrew

Strong’s H3588 · kee

Original wordכִּי
Transliterationkîy
Pronunciationkee
Part of speechconjunction (conj)
Strong’s numberH3588
LanguageHebrew

The full Strong’s definition

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

Derivation. a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent;

How the King James Bible translates it

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.

Where Kiy appears in the Bible

In the King James Bible’s text tagged with Strong’s numbers, Kiy (H3588) stands behind 45 English renderings in 42 verses across 13 of the 66 books. It is most frequent in Genesis (13), Deuteronomy (7), Exodus (6).

How the King James Bible renders Kiy, by count

that6 of 45 (13 percent)
as2 of 45 (4 percent)
for2 of 45 (4 percent)
until2 of 45 (4 percent)
although1 of 45 (2 percent)
and1 of 45 (2 percent)

Three places to read Kiy

Genesis 1:4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Exodus 13:17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
Joshua 2:24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.

Counts are made at build time from the King James text tagged with Strong’s numbers (eBible.org, public domain). Verses are read from the stored King James text, never typed.

Why the word matters

Every word the biblical writers chose carries weight. Studying Kiy in the original Hebrew lets you read the passages where it appears more carefully, closer to what the first hearers understood, so the meaning is drawn from the text itself rather than from the English alone.

The lexical data on this page comes from the public-domain Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890), a Hebrew and Greek dictionary keyed to the King James Bible. It is a reference tool, not a settled verdict: no single word decides a doctrine, and meaning is finally shaped by how a word is used in its sentences. Read the passages themselves, prayerfully, and in full.

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