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VERSE: Gn41-49a

RULE: The Hebrew word KI has 6 meanings *0

EXAMPLES
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(1) KI can mean BECAUSE as in  Gn18-15
She denied laughing BECAUSE she was afraid

(2) KI can mean EXCEPT as in Gn31-16a
He ate our possessions EXCEPT what God left us

(3) KI can mean RATHER as in Gn18-15
And they said, No! Rather we'll stay on street *1

(4) KI can mean IF as in Ex34-09a
IF the Jews are stiff necked then forgive them

(5) KI can mean THAT as in Gn43-07d
Did we know THAT he would ask us to bring him  *2

(6) KI can indicate a QUESTION as in Gn29-15a
Is being a relative an excuse to charge you nothing

NOTES
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*0 Note that all 6 are based on Rashis ..thus this expands
on the traditional notion that there are 4 meanings to KI.
Actually KI can denote any CONNECTIVE of 2 parts of a sentence

*1 RATHER & EXCEPT can be perceived as similar concepts

*2 IF and THAT are similar (in Hebrew) but not in English
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