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כֵּן

ken · so

Hebrew · Strong's H3651 · Conjunction · Sounds like: kane · 765 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • so H3651C 734
  • right H3651A · a Meaning of 22
  • as H3651B · a Meaning of 9

Strong's dictionary

from כּוּן; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
כֵּן adj. right, veritable, honest
1. right
2. veritable, true
3. pl. concr. honest (men)
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
כֵּן adv. so

Every occurrence

  1. Exodus 1:12 כֵּ֥ן ken · Describes an action

    But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

  2. Exodus 1:12 וְכֵ֣ן ve.Khen · Describes an action

    But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

  3. Exodus 3:20 כֵ֖ן khen · Describes an action

    And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

  4. Exodus 5:8 כֵּ֗ן Ken · Describes an action

    And the number of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish aught thereof: for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

  5. Exodus 5:17 כֵּן֙ ken · Describes an action

    But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.

  6. Exodus 6:6 לָכֵ֞ן la.Khen · Describes an action

    Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am Jehovah, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments:

  7. Exodus 6:9 כֵּ֖ן ken · Describes an action

    And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

  8. Exodus 7:6 כֵּ֥ן ken · Describes an action

    And Moses and Aaron did so; as Jehovah commanded them, so did they.

  9. Exodus 7:10 כֵ֔ן Khen · Describes an action

    And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as Jehovah had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

  10. Exodus 7:11 כֵּֽן׃ Ken · Describes an action

    Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers: and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their enchantments.

  11. Exodus 7:20 כֵן֩ khen · Describes an action

    And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

  12. Exodus 7:22 כֵ֛ן khen · Describes an action

    And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.

  13. Exodus 8:7 כֵ֥ן khen · Describes an action

    And the magicians did in like manner with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

  14. Exodus 8:17 כֵ֗ן Khen · Describes an action

    And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and there were lice upon man, and upon beast; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

  15. Exodus 8:18 כֵ֨ן khen · Describes an action

    And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

  16. Exodus 8:24 כֵּ֔ן Ken · Describes an action

    And Jehovah did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses: and in all the land of Egypt the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies.

  17. Exodus 8:26 כֵּ֔ן Ken · Describes an action

    And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Jehovah our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?

  18. Exodus 10:10 כֵ֤ן khen · Describes an action

    And he said unto them, So be Jehovah with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you.

  19. Exodus 10:11 כֵ֗ן Khen · Describes an action

    Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve Jehovah; for that is what ye desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence.

  20. Exodus 10:14 כֵ֤ן khen · Describes an action

    And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt; very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

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