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כֵּן

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hebrewOld TestamentAdverb765 occurrences35 books731 verses

Definition

from H3559; 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)
Traditional renderings: after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, (for-) asmuch as yet, be (for which) cause, following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), × the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, × you.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כֵּן:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

765 total
  1. Genesis 1:7כֵֽן׃ · so
    So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
  2. Genesis 1:9כֵֽן׃ · so
    And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.
  3. Genesis 1:11כֵֽן׃ · so
    Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.
  4. Genesis 1:15כֵֽן׃ · so
    And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.
  5. Genesis 1:24כֵֽן׃ · so
    And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.
  6. Genesis 1:30כֵֽן׃ · so
    And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
  7. Genesis 2:24כֵּן֙ · this reason
    For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
  8. Genesis 4:15לָכֵן֙ · Not so
    “Not so!” replied the LORD. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.
  9. Genesis 6:4כֵ֗ן
    The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.
  10. Genesis 6:22כֵּ֥ן · precisely as
    So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.
  11. Genesis 10:9כֵּן֙
    He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
  12. Genesis 11:9כֵּ֞ן
    That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.
  13. Genesis 15:14כֵ֥ן
    But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.
  14. Genesis 16:14כֵּן֙
    Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.
  15. Genesis 18:5כֵּ֥ן; כֵּ֥ן · Yes
    And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. After that, you may continue on your way.” “Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.”
  16. Genesis 19:8כֵּ֥ן
    Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
  17. Genesis 19:22כֵּ֛ן
    Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
  18. Genesis 20:6כֵּ֥ן
    Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
  19. Genesis 21:31כֵּ֗ן
    So that place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.
  20. Genesis 23:19כֵן֩ · this
    After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
  21. Genesis 25:22כֵּ֔ן
    But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,
  22. Genesis 25:26כֵ֞ן · this
    After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel; so he was named Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when the twins were born.
  23. Genesis 25:30כֵּ֥ן
    He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
  24. Genesis 26:33כֵּ֤ן
    So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.
  25. Genesis 29:26כֵ֖ן
    Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.
  26. Genesis 29:28כֵּ֔ן · just that
    And Jacob did just that. He finished the week’s celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.
  27. Genesis 29:34כֵּ֥ן
    Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.
  28. Genesis 29:35כֵּ֛ן
    And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
  29. Genesis 30:6כֵּ֛ן
    Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
  30. Genesis 30:15לָכֵן֙ · Very well
    But Leah replied, “Is it not enough that you have taken away my husband? Now you want to take my son’s mandrakes as well?” “Very well,” said Rachel, “he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
  31. Genesis 31:48כֵּ֥ן
    Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.
  32. Genesis 32:20כֵן֙ · that
    You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”
  33. Genesis 32:32כֵּ֡ן
    Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.
  34. Genesis 33:10כֵּ֞ן
    But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.
  35. Genesis 33:17כֵּ֛ן
    …but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.
  36. Genesis 34:7וְכֵ֖ן · a thing
    When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.
  37. Genesis 38:26כֵּ֥ן
    Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.
  38. Genesis 41:13כֵּ֣ן
    And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”
  39. Genesis 41:31כֵ֑ן · it
    The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.
  40. Genesis 42:11כֵּנִ֣ים · honest [men]
    We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
  41. Genesis 42:19כֵּנִ֣ים · are honest
    If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
  42. Genesis 42:20כֵֽן׃ · And to this
    Then bring your youngest brother to me so that your words can be verified, that you may not die.” And to this they consented.
  43. Genesis 42:21כֵּן֙
    Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
  44. Genesis 42:25כֵּֽן׃ · This
    Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
  45. Genesis 42:31כֵּנִ֣ים · honest men
    But we told him, ‘We are honest men, not spies.
  46. Genesis 42:33כֵנִ֖ים · are honest
    Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.
  47. Genesis 42:34כֵנִ֖ים · honest men
    But bring your youngest brother back to me so I will know that you are not spies but honest men. Then I will give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the land.’”
  48. Genesis 43:11כֵּ֣ן׀ · it must be so
    Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
  49. Genesis 44:10כֶּן־
    “As you say,” replied the steward. “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame.”