H3588

H3588. H3588a כִּי that, for, when 1. . that
2. . a. . Of time, when, of the past
b. . elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם
c. . when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

3. . Because, since
H3588b כִּי אם־ 1. . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: a. . that if
b. . for if

2. . (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— a. . limiting the prec. clause, except
b. . the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
c. . after an oath, surely

H3588c כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as