Kenema כְּנֵ֫מָא
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| כְּנֵ֫מָא | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kenema |
| Strong's number | H3660 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Gloss | thus |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
Kenema (Aramaic כְּנֵ֫מָא, Strong's H3660) is an Aramaic adverb meaning “thus”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
thus, so, accordingly, as follows
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | thus (2), sort (1), manner (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | follows (1), this (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kenema, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 4:8Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:
- Ezra 5:4Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?They also asked, “What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?”
- Ezra 5:9Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
- Ezra 5:11And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.
- Ezra 6:13Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar–boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.
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).