What does אַף · כִּי mean in the Bible?
אַף · כִּי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea ; adversatively though".
Hebrew · H637, H3588
אַף כִּי
Meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea ; adversatively though · (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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אַף H637 meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea ; adversatively though
כִּי H3588 (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Pronunciation kiy
Multivalent conjunctive particle whose meaning shifts dramatically based on context and attached particles; foundational to logical and causal relationships throughout biblical discourse.
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What does אַף כִּי (af ki) mean in the Bible?
אַף · כִּי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea ; adversatively though".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H637, H3588?
H637, H3588 is connected to 4,622 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea ; adversatively though
Strong's H637, H3588
Lexical occurrences 4,622 verses Source Gloss
meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea ; adversatively though
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain