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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 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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:

  4. 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.

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

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

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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?

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. Exodus 10:14 כֵּֽן׃ Ken · 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.

  19. Exodus 10:29 כֵּ֣ן ken · Describes an action

    And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well; I will see thy face again no more.

  20. Exodus 11:1 כֵ֕ן khen · Describes an action

    And Jehovah said unto Moses, Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.

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