Ken כֵּן
| כֵּן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ken |
| Strong's number | H3651 (H3651C, H3651A, H3651B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | conjunction |
| Gloss | so |
| Occurrences | 771 in 737 verses |
| Most frequent in | Jeremiah (98) |
Ken (Hebrew כֵּן, Strong's H3651) is a Hebrew conjunction meaning “so”. It occurs 771 times in 737 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H3651C: so
1) so, therefore, thus
1a) thus, so
1b) just so
1c) therefore
1d) so...as (paired with adv)
1e) then
1f) forasmuch as (in phrase)
1g) (with prep)
1g1) therefore, this being so (specific)
1g2) hitherto
1g3) therefore, on this ground (general)
1g4) afterwards
1g5) in such case
Aramaic equivalent: ken (כֵּן "thus" H3652)
H3651A: right
adj
1) right, just, honest, true, veritable
1a) right, just, honest
1b) correct
1c) true, veritable
H3651B: as
forasmuch as, since
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | true (5), therefore (2), wherefore (2), this (2), thus (2), manner (2), cause (2), more (1), such (1), well (1), likewise (1), all (1), and 11 other renderings |
|---|---|
| BSB | therefore (159), this (27), same (14), this way (9), this is what (7), likewise (6), it (4), is what (4), such (4), yes (3), very well (3), same way (3), and 60 other renderings |
Verses
Ken occurs in 737 verses, listed here by reference.
Genesis (56): 1:7, 1:9, 1:11, 1:15, 1:24, 1:30, 2:24, 4:15, 6:4, 6:22, 10:9, 11:9, 15:14, 16:14, 18:5, 19:8, 19:22, 20:6, 21:31, 23:19, 25:22, 25:26, 25:30, 26:33, 29:26, 29:28, 29:34, 29:35, 30:6, 30:15, 31:48, 32:20, 32:32, 33:10, 33:17, 34:7, 38:26, 41:13, 41:31, 42:11, 42:19, 42:20, 42:21, 42:25, 42:31, 42:33, 42:34, 43:11, 44:10, 45:15, 45:21, 47:22, 48:18, 50:3, 50:11, 50:12
Exodus (49): 1:12, 3:20, 5:8, 5:17, 6:6, 6:9, 7:6, 7:10, 7:11, 7:20, 7:22, 8:7, 8:17, 8:18, 8:24, 8:26, 10:10, 10:11, 10:14, 10:29, 11:1, 11:8, 12:28, 12:50, 13:15, 14:4, 15:23, 16:17, 16:29, 17:6, 20:11, 22:30, 23:11, 25:9, 25:33, 26:4, 26:17, 26:24, 27:8, 27:11, 34:32, 36:11, 36:22, 36:29, 37:19, 39:32, 39:42, 39:43, 40:16
Leviticus (12): 4:20, 8:35, 10:13, 14:36, 16:16, 16:26, 16:28, 17:12, 24:19, 24:20, 27:12, 27:14
Numbers (35): 1:54, 2:17, 2:34, 4:15, 5:4, 6:21, 8:3, 8:4, 8:15, 8:20, 8:22, 9:5, 9:14, 9:16, 9:17, 10:31, 12:7, 13:33, 14:28, 14:43, 15:14, 15:20, 16:11, 17:11, 18:24, 18:28, 20:12, 21:14, 21:27, 25:12, 27:7, 32:23, 32:31, 36:5, 36:10
Deuteronomy (22): 3:21, 4:5, 5:15, 7:19, 8:20, 10:9, 12:4, 12:22, 12:30, 12:31, 15:11, 15:15, 15:17, 18:14, 19:7, 20:15, 21:13, 22:3, 22:26, 24:18, 24:22, 28:63
Joshua (17): 1:17, 2:4, 2:21, 4:8, 5:15, 7:26, 8:34, 9:26, 10:1, 10:23, 10:26, 10:39, 11:15, 14:5, 14:14, 21:42, 23:15
Judges (21): 1:7, 2:17, 5:15, 5:31, 6:20, 6:22, 6:38, 6:40, 7:17, 8:7, 10:13, 11:8, 11:10, 12:6, 14:10, 15:11, 15:19, 16:4, 18:12, 21:14, 21:23
1 Samuel (23): 1:7, 2:30, 3:14, 5:5, 5:7, 6:10, 8:8, 9:13, 10:5, 10:12, 15:33, 19:24, 20:29, 23:17, 23:28, 24:5, 24:8, 25:25, 26:24, 27:6, 28:2, 28:18, 30:23
2 Samuel (31): 2:1, 3:9, 3:28, 5:8, 5:20, 5:25, 7:17, 7:22, 7:27, 8:1, 9:11, 10:1, 12:31, 13:1, 13:12, 13:18, 13:35, 14:17, 15:1, 16:10, 16:19, 16:23, 18:14, 18:20, 20:18, 20:21, 21:14, 21:18, 22:50, 23:5, 24:10
1 Kings (24): 1:30, 1:36, 1:37, 2:7, 2:38, 6:26, 6:33, 7:18, 9:9, 10:12, 10:20, 10:29, 11:8, 12:32, 13:9, 14:4, 14:10, 20:23, 20:25, 20:40, 22:8, 22:12, 22:19, 22:22
2 Kings (14): 1:4, 1:6, 1:16, 2:10, 6:24, 7:9, 7:20, 15:12, 16:11, 17:9, 18:21, 19:32, 21:12, 22:20
1 Chronicles (10): 11:7, 13:4, 14:11, 17:15, 17:25, 18:1, 19:1, 20:3, 20:4, 23:30
2 Chronicles (19): 1:12, 1:17, 7:22, 8:14, 9:19, 16:7, 18:7, 18:11, 18:18, 18:21, 20:1, 20:26, 20:35, 24:4, 32:17, 32:23, 32:31, 33:14, 35:12
Nehemiah (6): 2:16, 5:12, 5:15, 6:6, 6:13, 8:17
Esther (11): 1:8, 1:13, 2:4, 2:12, 3:2, 4:16, 6:10, 7:5, 9:14, 9:19, 9:26
Job (22): 3:1, 5:27, 6:3, 7:3, 7:9, 8:13, 9:2, 9:22, 9:35, 17:4, 20:2, 20:21, 22:10, 23:15, 32:6, 32:10, 34:10, 34:25, 34:27, 37:24, 42:3, 42:6
Psalms (35): 1:4, 1:5, 16:9, 18:49, 25:8, 42:1, 42:6, 45:2, 45:7, 45:17, 46:2, 48:5, 48:8, 48:10, 61:8, 63:2, 63:4, 65:9, 73:6, 73:10, 78:21, 83:15, 90:12, 103:15, 110:7, 119:104, 119:119, 119:127, 119:128, 119:129, 123:2, 127:2, 127:4, 128:4, 147:20
Proverbs (18): 1:19, 6:15, 6:29, 7:15, 10:26, 11:19, 15:7, 23:7, 24:14, 24:29, 26:1, 26:2, 26:8, 26:19, 27:8, 27:19, 28:2, 30:20
Ecclesiastes (6): 3:19, 5:2, 5:16, 7:6, 8:10, 8:11
Song of Solomon (3): 1:3, 2:2, 2:3
Isaiah (69): 1:24, 1:26, 5:13, 5:14, 5:24, 5:25, 7:14, 8:7, 9:17, 10:7, 10:11, 10:16, 10:24, 13:7, 13:13, 14:24, 15:4, 15:7, 16:6, 16:7, 16:9, 16:11, 17:10, 20:2, 20:4, 21:3, 22:4, 24:6, 24:15, 25:3, 26:14, 26:17, 27:9, 27:11, 28:14, 28:16, 29:8, 29:14, 29:22, 30:7, 30:12, 30:13, 30:16, 30:18, 31:4, 31:5, 36:6, 37:33, 38:13, 38:14, 47:15, 50:7, 51:21, 52:6, 52:14, 52:15, 53:12, 54:9, 55:9, 55:11, 57:10, 59:9, 61:7, 61:11, 63:14, 65:8, 65:13, 66:13, 66:22
Jeremiah (98): 2:9, 2:26, 2:33, 3:20, 5:2, 5:6, 5:14, 5:19, 5:27, 5:31, 6:7, 6:15, 6:18, 6:21, 7:20, 7:32, 8:6, 8:10, 8:12, 9:7, 9:15, 10:21, 11:11, 11:21, 11:22, 12:8, 13:11, 14:10, 14:15, 15:19, 16:14, 16:16, 16:21, 18:6, 18:13, 18:21, 19:6, 19:12, 20:11, 21:7, 22:18, 23:2, 23:7, 23:10, 23:12, 23:15, 23:30, 23:38, 23:39, 24:5, 24:8, 25:8, 28:6, 28:16, 29:28, 29:32, 30:16, 31:3, 31:20, 31:28, 32:28, 32:36, 32:42, 33:22, 34:5, 34:11, 34:17, 35:17, 35:19, 36:30, 38:4, 38:12, 39:12, 42:5, 42:15, 42:18, 42:20, 44:11, 44:23, 44:26, 46:26, 48:11, 48:12, 48:30, 48:31, 48:36, 49:2, 49:6, 49:20, 49:26, 50:18, 50:30, 50:39, 50:45, 51:7, 51:36, 51:47, 51:52
Lamentations (3): 1:8, 3:21, 3:24
Ezekiel (82): 1:28, 5:7, 5:8, 5:10, 5:11, 7:20, 11:4, 11:5, 11:7, 11:16, 11:17, 12:7, 12:11, 12:23, 12:28, 13:8, 13:13, 13:20, 13:23, 14:4, 14:6, 15:6, 16:35, 16:37, 17:19, 18:30, 20:27, 20:30, 20:36, 21:4, 21:12, 21:24, 22:4, 22:19, 22:20, 22:22, 23:9, 23:22, 23:35, 23:44, 24:6, 24:9, 25:4, 25:7, 25:9, 25:13, 25:16, 26:3, 28:6, 28:7, 29:8, 29:10, 29:19, 30:22, 31:5, 31:10, 33:10, 33:25, 34:7, 34:9, 34:12, 34:20, 35:6, 35:11, 35:15, 36:3, 36:4, 36:5, 36:6, 36:7, 36:14, 36:22, 36:38, 37:12, 38:14, 39:25, 40:16, 41:7, 42:6, 42:11, 44:12, 45:20
Hosea (10): 2:6, 2:9, 2:14, 4:3, 4:7, 4:13, 6:5, 11:2, 13:3, 13:6
Amos (11): 3:2, 3:11, 3:12, 4:5, 4:12, 5:11, 5:13, 5:14, 5:16, 6:7, 7:17
Jonah (1): 4:2
Micah (6): 1:14, 2:3, 2:5, 3:6, 3:12, 5:3
Nahum (1): 1:12
Habakkuk (4): 1:4, 1:15, 1:16, 1:17
Zechariah (9): 1:6, 1:16, 7:13, 8:13, 8:15, 10:2, 11:7, 11:11, 14:15
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).