Ken כֵּן
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| כֵּן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ken |
| Strong's number | H3654 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | gnat |
| Occurrences | 7 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (3) |
Ken (Hebrew כֵּן, Strong's H3654) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “gnat”. It occurs 7 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
gnat, gnats, gnat-swarm
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lice (6), manner (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | gnats (5), swarms of gnats (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ken, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 8:16And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’”
- Exodus 8:17And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.This they did, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, gnats came upon man and beast. All the dust of the earth turned into gnats throughout the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 8:18And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast.The magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast.
Psalms
- Psalm 105:31He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.
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).