What does כֵּן (kēn) mean in the Bible?
כֵּן (kēn): Concrete support structure that metaphorically extends to social position, office, or established place of standing
Hebrew · H3653
כֵּן
A stand , i.e. pedestal or station
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כֵּן H3653
Pronunciation kēn
What does כֵּן (kēn) mean in the Bible?
כֵּן (kēn): Concrete support structure that metaphorically extends to social position, office, or established place of standing
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3653?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include with its stand (5), and its stand (2), his place (2), - (1), in his place (1).
Where does כֵּן (kēn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 40:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (7), Daniel (4), 1 Kings (2), Genesis (2).
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 with its stand 5× Exodus 30:28, Exodus 31:9, Exodus 35:16, Exodus 39:39
and its stand 2× Exodus 38:8, Exodus 40:11
his place 2× Daniel 11:20, Daniel 11:21
- 1× Isaiah 33:23
in his place 1× Daniel 11:7
my position 1× Genesis 41:13
of a pedestal 1× 1 Kings 7:31
position 1× Genesis 40:13
stand 1× Exodus 30:18
their place 1× Daniel 11:38
was a pedestal 1× 1 Kings 7:29
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 40:13 כַּנֶּ֑ךָ to position Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Genesis 41:13 כַּנִּ֖י to my position Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Exodus 30:18 וְכַנּ֥וֹ to stand Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 30:28 כַּנּֽוֹ׃ to with its stand Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 31:9 כַּנּֽוֹ׃ to with its stand Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 35:16 כַּנּֽוֹ׃ to with its stand Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 38:8 כַּנּ֣וֹ to and its stand Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 39:39 כַּנּֽוֹ׃ to with its stand Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 40:11 כַּנּ֑וֹ to and its stand Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 8:11 כַּנּ֖וֹ to with its stand Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 40:13
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 6
Genesis 2 Exodus 7 Leviticus 1 1 Kings 2 Isaiah 1 Daniel 4
Source forms
כַּנּֽוֹ׃ 4x kan·nōw Exodus 30:28, Exodus 31:9, Exodus 35:16, Exodus 39:39
כַּנּ֑וֹ 2x kan·nōw Exodus 40:11, Daniel 11:7
כַּנּ֖וֹ 2x kan·nōw Leviticus 8:11, Daniel 11:38
וְכַנּ֥וֹ 1x wə·ḵan·nōw Exodus 30:18
כֵ֔ן 1x ḵên 1 Kings 7:31
כֵּ֣ן 1x kên 1 Kings 7:29
כֵן־ 1x ḵên- Isaiah 33:23
כַּנּ֣וֹ 1x kan·nōw Exodus 38:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 11x Exodus 30:28, Exodus 31:9, Exodus 35:16, Exodus 38:8
Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 7:29, 1 Kings 7:31
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 30:18
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 33:23
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Genesis 41:13
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Genesis 40:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Concrete support structure that metaphorically extends to social position, office, or established place of standing
Source Gloss
a stand , i.e. pedestal or station
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Concrete support structure that metaphorically extends to social position, office, or established place of standing
a stand, i.e. pedestal or station BDB: base Usage: base, estate, foot, office, place, well.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain