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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כֵּןH3651

Pronunciationken

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.

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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

Therefore159×Exodus 6:6, Numbers 16:11, Numbers 25:12, 1 Samuel 2:30

so107×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

this23×Genesis 23:19, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 42:25, Exodus 12:50

the same12×Exodus 23:11, Exodus 26:4, Leviticus 16:16, Leviticus 24:20

that10×Genesis 32:20, Exodus 3:20, Exodus 8:26, Exodus 11:1

in this way8×Exodus 26:17, Exodus 36:22, Exodus 36:29, Leviticus 4:20

this is what6×Leviticus 8:35, Leviticus 10:13, 2 Samuel 13:18, 1 Kings 13:9

vvv6×Numbers 6:21, Deuteronomy 12:30, 1 Samuel 9:13, Proverbs 28:2

likewise5×Exodus 22:30, Exodus 27:11, Joshua 23:15, 1 Kings 10:29

And so4×2 Chronicles 32:31, Isaiah 61:7, Ezekiel 41:7, Zechariah 11:11

it3×Genesis 41:31, 1 Kings 22:22, 2 Chronicles 18:21

such3×2 Samuel 13:12, 2 Samuel 16:23, Job 8:13

That is what3×Joshua 11:15, Ezekiel 11:5, Amos 4:5

Then3×1 Samuel 28:2, Psalms 61:8, Jeremiah 23:38

Very well3×Genesis 30:15, Judges 8:7, 1 Samuel 28:2

Yes3×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

accordingly2×1 Kings 20:25, Esther 2:4

and2×1 Samuel 27:6, Psalms 48:5

and the same2×Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19

are honest2×Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:33

As2×Exodus 10:29, Jeremiah 48:30

correctly2×Numbers 27:7, Numbers 36:5

for2×Psalms 127:2, Jeremiah 49:26

honest men2×Genesis 42:31, Genesis 42:34

in the same way2×Numbers 2:34, 1 Kings 6:33

like [this]2×1 Kings 10:20, 2 Chronicles 9:19

like this2×2 Samuel 18:14, Nehemiah 8:17

Nevertheless2×Jeremiah 30:16, Jeremiah 44:26

right2×2 Samuel 23:5, 2 Kings 17:9

so also2×Deuteronomy 28:63, 2 Samuel 16:19

Such is2×2 Kings 18:21, Isaiah 36:6

the same thing2×Exodus 8:7, Ezekiel 45:20

the same things2×Exodus 7:11, Exodus 7:22

Truly2×Ezra 10:12, Jeremiah 14:10

what is right2×2 Kings 7:9, Jeremiah 8:6

Yet2×Jeremiah 16:14, Nahum 1:12

[as they were told]1×Genesis 45:21

[counting the cost]1×Proverbs 23:7

[it is] so1×Job 9:2

a thing1×Genesis 34:7

After that1×Esther 4:16

Afterward1×2 Samuel 3:28

also1×Isaiah 10:11

And a similar1×Zechariah 14:15

and as1×Joshua 10:39

and likewise1×1 Chronicles 23:30

and so [it is]1×Haggai 2:14

And that1×2 Kings 7:20

and that is how1×2 Samuel 20:18

And that is what1×Judges 6:38

And they did the same1×2 Chronicles 35:12

And this went on1×1 Samuel 1:7

And to this1×Genesis 42:20

as [instructed]1×1 Kings 14:4

As a result1×Ezekiel 5:10

as he suggested1×Nehemiah 6:13

as I do1×Judges 7:17

as proposed1×Ezra 10:16

as you do1×Esther 4:16

Because of all this1×1 Kings 14:10

before had such1×1 Kings 10:12

customary1×Esther 1:13

enough [women]1×Judges 21:14

especially1×Zechariah 11:7

for [the earth]1×Psalms 65:9

Genuine1×Proverbs 11:19

honest [men]1×Genesis 42:11

is1×Proverbs 26:8

is true1×Job 5:27

it correctly1×Judges 12:6

It is just as1×2 Samuel 13:35

it must be so1×Genesis 43:11

it so1×Jeremiah 5:31

just like1×Numbers 15:20

just that1×Genesis 29:28

Not so1×Genesis 4:15

precisely as1×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 what1×Exodus 14:4

so too1×Jeremiah 33:22

Such [is]1×Proverbs 1:19

such a scheme?1×Esther 7:5

Surely1×Job 42:3

that this1×Esther 9:14

that this [be done]1×Esther 3:2

that this is what1×Ezekiel 33:10

that way1×Numbers 9:16

the case1×2 Samuel 20:21

the farther1×Hosea 11:2

the price1×Leviticus 27:12

the same to them1×Numbers 13:33

the same way1×Deuteronomy 15:17

the saying1×1 Samuel 10:12

then on1×2 Chronicles 32:23

Then too1×Ecclesiastes 8:10

this [message]1×Exodus 6:9

This is how1×Deuteronomy 20:15

this is true1×1 Samuel 23:17

This is why1×Judges 11:8

this reason1×Genesis 2:24

this was true1×Joshua 21:42

this way1×Isaiah 63:14

Thus1×Numbers 8:22

to do so1×Deuteronomy 18:14

what1×Judges 15:11

Show sample aligned rows

Genesis 1:7כֵֽן׃tosoAdverb Genesis 1:9כֵֽן׃tosoAdverb Genesis 1:11כֵֽן׃tosoAdverb Genesis 1:15כֵֽן׃tosoAdverb Genesis 1:24כֵֽן׃tosoAdverb Genesis 1:30כֵֽן׃tosoAdverb Genesis 2:24כֵּן֙tothis reasonAdverb Genesis 4:15לָכֵן֙toNot soAdverb Genesis 6:4כֵ֗ןto. . .Adverb Genesis 6:22כֵּ֥ןtoprecisely asAdverb

Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 1:7

Aligned rows765

Books represented35

Genesis57Exodus51Leviticus12Numbers38Deuteronomy24Joshua18Judges221 Samuel262 Samuel301 Kings242 Kings141 Chronicles92 Chronicles17Ezra2Nehemiah6Esther13Job22Psalms35Proverbs18Ecclesiastes7Song Of Solomon3Isaiah75Jeremiah101Lamentations3Ezekiel86Hosea10Joel2Amos11Jonah1Micah6Nahum2Habakkuk5Zephaniah2Haggai4Zechariah9

Source forms

לָכֵ֗ן64xlā·ḵênNumbers 16:11, Numbers 20:12, Judges 8:7, 1 Samuel 2:30

כֵּ֥ן62xkênGenesis 6:22, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 20:6

כֵּ֣ן54xkênGenesis 41:13, Exodus 10:29, Exodus 26:17, Exodus 36:22

כֵּ֖ן48xkênGenesis 50:12, Exodus 6:9, Leviticus 4:20, Leviticus 24:19

לָכֵ֞ן34xlā·ḵênExodus 6:6, 1 Samuel 27:6, Isaiah 53:12, Isaiah 65:13

כֵּ֗ן31xkênGenesis 21:31, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 20:11, Numbers 27:7

כֵּן֙27xkênGenesis 2:24, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 16:14, Genesis 42:21

כֵּ֤ן27xkênGenesis 26:33, Exodus 36:11, Exodus 39:42, Leviticus 17:12

Parsing patterns

Adverb704xGenesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15

Conjunctive waw | Adverb38xGenesis 34:7, Exodus 1:12, Exodus 25:9, Exodus 26:4

Adjective - masculine singular15xExodus 10:29, Numbers 27:7, Numbers 36:5, Joshua 2:4

Adjective - masculine plural5xGenesis 42:11, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:31, Genesis 42:33

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adverb2xEsther 4:16, Ecclesiastes 8:10

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xNumbers 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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What does כֵּן (ken) mean in the Bible?

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Where does כֵּן (ken) appear in Scripture?

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