כֵּן

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)

Every occurrence

1. Genesis 1:7 כֵֽן׃ Khen · Describes an action

   And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

2. Genesis 1:9 כֵֽן׃ Khen · Describes an action

   And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

3. Genesis 1:11 כֵֽן׃ Khen · Describes an action

   And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.

4. Genesis 1:15 כֵֽן׃ Khen · Describes an action

   and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

5. Genesis 1:24 כֵֽן׃ Khen · Describes an action

   And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth after their kind: and it was so.

6. Genesis 1:30 כֵֽן׃ Khen · Describes an action

   and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food: and it was so.

7. Genesis 2:24 כֵּן֙ ken · Describes an action

   Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

8. Genesis 4:15 לָכֵן֙ la.Khen · Describes an action

   And Jehovah said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.

9. Genesis 6:4 כֵ֗ן Khen · Describes an action

   The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them: the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.

10. Genesis 6:22 כֵּ֥ן ken · Describes an action

    Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

11. Genesis 10:9 כֵּן֙ ken · Describes an action

    He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah.

12. Genesis 11:9 כֵּ֞ן ken · Describes an action

    Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because Jehovah did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did Jehovah scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

13. Genesis 15:14 כֵ֥ן khen · Describes an action

    and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

14. Genesis 16:14 כֵּן֙ ken · Describes an action

    Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

15. Genesis 18:5 כֵּ֥ן ken · Describes an action

    and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on: forasmuch as ye are come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

16. Genesis 18:5 כֵּ֥ן ken · Describes an action

    and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on: forasmuch as ye are come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

17. Genesis 19:8 כֵּ֥ן ken · Describes an action

    Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing, forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.

18. Genesis 19:22 כֵּ֛ן ken · Describes an action

    Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

19. Genesis 20:6 כֵּ֥ן ken · Describes an action

    And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou has done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

20. Genesis 21:31 כֵּ֗ן Ken · Describes an action

    Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.

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