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Hebrew · H3651

כֵּן

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)

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כֵּן H3651
Pronunciation ken

What does כֵּן (ken) mean in the Bible?

כֵּן (ken): Marks logical consequence or affirmation; grounds clauses in reason, time, or manner with forensic precision.

Full entry for כֵּן (H3651) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does כֵּן (ken) mean in the Bible?

כֵּן (ken): Marks logical consequence or affirmation; grounds clauses in reason, time, or manner with forensic precision.

How does the BSB render H3651?

The BSB source-word alignment has 765 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (258), Therefore (159), so (107), - (28), this (23).

Where does כֵּן (ken) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (101), Ezekiel (86), Isaiah (75), Genesis (57).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
. . . 258× Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 11:9, Genesis 15:14
Therefore 159× Exodus 6:6, Numbers 16:11, Numbers 25:12, 1 Samuel 2:30
so 107× Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15
- 28× Genesis 26:33, Genesis 50:3, Genesis 50:12, Exodus 1:12
this 23× Genesis 23:19, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 42:25, Exodus 12:50
the same 12× Exodus 23:11, Exodus 26:4, Leviticus 16:16, Leviticus 24:20
that 10× Genesis 32:20, Exodus 3:20, Exodus 8:26, Exodus 11:1
in this way 8× Exodus 26:17, Exodus 36:22, Exodus 36:29, Leviticus 4:20
this is what 6× Leviticus 8:35, Leviticus 10:13, 2 Samuel 13:18, 1 Kings 13:9
vvv 6× Numbers 6:21, Deuteronomy 12:30, 1 Samuel 9:13, Proverbs 28:2
likewise 5× Exodus 22:30, Exodus 27:11, Joshua 23:15, 1 Kings 10:29
And so 4× 2 Chronicles 32:31, Isaiah 61:7, Ezekiel 41:7, Zechariah 11:11
it 3× Genesis 41:31, 1 Kings 22:22, 2 Chronicles 18:21
such 3× 2 Samuel 13:12, 2 Samuel 16:23, Job 8:13
That is what 3× Joshua 11:15, Ezekiel 11:5, Amos 4:5
Then 3× 1 Samuel 28:2, Psalms 61:8, Jeremiah 23:38
Very well 3× Genesis 30:15, Judges 8:7, 1 Samuel 28:2
Yes 3× Genesis 18:5, Joshua 2:4, Ezekiel 24:9
[and] 2× 2 Kings 16:11, Haggai 2:14
[as instructed] 2× Judges 21:23, 1 Samuel 6:10
accordingly 2× 1 Kings 20:25, Esther 2:4
and 2× 1 Samuel 27:6, Psalms 48:5
and the same 2× Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
are honest 2× Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:33
As 2× Exodus 10:29, Jeremiah 48:30
correctly 2× Numbers 27:7, Numbers 36:5
for 2× Psalms 127:2, Jeremiah 49:26
honest men 2× Genesis 42:31, Genesis 42:34
in the same way 2× Numbers 2:34, 1 Kings 6:33
like [this] 2× 1 Kings 10:20, 2 Chronicles 9:19
like this 2× 2 Samuel 18:14, Nehemiah 8:17
Nevertheless 2× Jeremiah 30:16, Jeremiah 44:26
right 2× 2 Samuel 23:5, 2 Kings 17:9
so also 2× Deuteronomy 28:63, 2 Samuel 16:19
Such is 2× 2 Kings 18:21, Isaiah 36:6
the same thing 2× Exodus 8:7, Ezekiel 45:20
the same things 2× Exodus 7:11, Exodus 7:22
Truly 2× Ezra 10:12, Jeremiah 14:10
what is right 2× 2 Kings 7:9, Jeremiah 8:6
Yet 2× Jeremiah 16:14, Nahum 1:12
[as they were told] 1× Genesis 45:21
[counting the cost] 1× Proverbs 23:7
[it is] so 1× Job 9:2
a thing 1× Genesis 34:7
After that 1× Esther 4:16
Afterward 1× 2 Samuel 3:28
also 1× Isaiah 10:11
And a similar 1× Zechariah 14:15
and as 1× Joshua 10:39
and likewise 1× 1 Chronicles 23:30
and so [it is] 1× Haggai 2:14
And that 1× 2 Kings 7:20
and that is how 1× 2 Samuel 20:18
And that is what 1× Judges 6:38
And they did the same 1× 2 Chronicles 35:12
And this went on 1× 1 Samuel 1:7
And to this 1× Genesis 42:20
as [instructed] 1× 1 Kings 14:4
As a result 1× Ezekiel 5:10
as he suggested 1× Nehemiah 6:13
as I do 1× Judges 7:17
as proposed 1× Ezra 10:16
as you do 1× Esther 4:16
Because of all this 1× 1 Kings 14:10
before had such 1× 1 Kings 10:12
customary 1× Esther 1:13
enough [women] 1× Judges 21:14
especially 1× Zechariah 11:7
for [the earth] 1× Psalms 65:9
Genuine 1× Proverbs 11:19
honest [men] 1× Genesis 42:11
is 1× Proverbs 26:8
is true 1× Job 5:27
it correctly 1× Judges 12:6
It is just as 1× 2 Samuel 13:35
it must be so 1× Genesis 43:11
it so 1× Jeremiah 5:31
just like 1× Numbers 15:20
just that 1× Genesis 29:28
Not so 1× Genesis 4:15
precisely as 1× Genesis 6:22
so [are] 1× Psalms 127:4
So [it is] 1× Haggai 2:14
so {I have made} 1× Jeremiah 13:11
So this is what 1× Exodus 14:4
so too 1× Jeremiah 33:22
Such [is] 1× Proverbs 1:19
such a scheme? 1× Esther 7:5
Surely 1× Job 42:3
that this 1× Esther 9:14
that this [be done] 1× Esther 3:2
that this is what 1× Ezekiel 33:10
that way 1× Numbers 9:16
the case 1× 2 Samuel 20:21
the farther 1× Hosea 11:2
the price 1× Leviticus 27:12
the same to them 1× Numbers 13:33
the same way 1× Deuteronomy 15:17
the saying 1× 1 Samuel 10:12
then on 1× 2 Chronicles 32:23
Then too 1× Ecclesiastes 8:10
this [message] 1× Exodus 6:9
This is how 1× Deuteronomy 20:15
this is true 1× 1 Samuel 23:17
This is why 1× Judges 11:8
this reason 1× Genesis 2:24
this was true 1× Joshua 21:42
this way 1× Isaiah 63:14
Thus 1× Numbers 8:22
to do so 1× Deuteronomy 18:14
what 1× Judges 15:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:7 כֵֽן׃ to so Adverb Genesis 1:9 כֵֽן׃ to so Adverb Genesis 1:11 כֵֽן׃ to so Adverb Genesis 1:15 כֵֽן׃ to so Adverb Genesis 1:24 כֵֽן׃ to so Adverb Genesis 1:30 כֵֽן׃ to so Adverb Genesis 2:24 כֵּן֙ to this reason Adverb Genesis 4:15 לָכֵן֙ to Not so Adverb Genesis 6:4 כֵ֗ן to . . . Adverb Genesis 6:22 כֵּ֥ן to precisely as Adverb
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 1:7
Aligned rows 765
Books represented 35
Genesis 57 Exodus 51 Leviticus 12 Numbers 38 Deuteronomy 24 Joshua 18 Judges 22 1 Samuel 26 2 Samuel 30 1 Kings 24 2 Kings 14 1 Chronicles 9 2 Chronicles 17 Ezra 2 Nehemiah 6 Esther 13 Job 22 Psalms 35 Proverbs 18 Ecclesiastes 7 Song Of Solomon 3 Isaiah 75 Jeremiah 101 Lamentations 3 Ezekiel 86 Hosea 10 Joel 2 Amos 11 Jonah 1 Micah 6 Nahum 2 Habakkuk 5 Zephaniah 2 Haggai 4 Zechariah 9
Source forms
לָכֵ֗ן 64x lā·ḵên Numbers 16:11, Numbers 20:12, Judges 8:7, 1 Samuel 2:30
כֵּ֥ן 62x kên Genesis 6:22, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 20:6
כֵּ֣ן 54x kên Genesis 41:13, Exodus 10:29, Exodus 26:17, Exodus 36:22
כֵּ֖ן 48x kên Genesis 50:12, Exodus 6:9, Leviticus 4:20, Leviticus 24:19
לָכֵ֞ן 34x lā·ḵên Exodus 6:6, 1 Samuel 27:6, Isaiah 53:12, Isaiah 65:13
כֵּ֗ן 31x kên Genesis 21:31, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 20:11, Numbers 27:7
כֵּן֙ 27x kên Genesis 2:24, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 16:14, Genesis 42:21
כֵּ֤ן 27x kên Genesis 26:33, Exodus 36:11, Exodus 39:42, Leviticus 17:12
Parsing patterns
Adverb 704x Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15
Conjunctive waw | Adverb 38x Genesis 34:7, Exodus 1:12, Exodus 25:9, Exodus 26:4
Adjective - masculine singular 15x Exodus 10:29, Numbers 27:7, Numbers 36:5, Joshua 2:4
Adjective - masculine plural 5x Genesis 42:11, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:31, Genesis 42:33
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adverb 2x Esther 4:16, Ecclesiastes 8:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Numbers 13:33
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

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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