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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. Judges 1:7כֵּ֥ן · so
    Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
  2. Judges 2:17כֵֽן׃
    Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.
  3. Judges 5:15כֵּ֣ן
    The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
  4. Judges 5:31כֵּ֠ן · So
    So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
  5. Judges 6:20כֵּֽן׃ · so
    And the angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread, lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.” And Gideon did so.
  6. Judges 6:22כֵּ֤ן
    When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”
  7. Judges 6:38כֵ֕ן · And that is what
    And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.
  8. Judges 6:40כֵּ֖ן · so
    And that night God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and dew covered the ground.
  9. Judges 7:17וְכֵ֣ן · as I do; כֵּ֥ן
    “Watch me and do as I do,” Gideon said. “When I come to the outskirts of the camp, do exactly as I do.
  10. Judges 8:7לָכֵ֗ן · Very well
    “Very well,” Gideon replied, “when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will tear your flesh with the thorns and briers of the wilderness!”
  11. Judges 10:13לָכֵ֥ן · so
    But you have forsaken Me and served other gods, so I will no longer save you.
  12. Judges 11:8לָכֵן֙ · This is why
    They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”
  13. Judges 11:10כֵּ֥ן
    And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
  14. Judges 12:6כֵּ֔ן · it correctly
    …they told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.
  15. Judges 14:10כֵּ֥ן
    Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.
  16. Judges 15:11כֵּ֖ן · what
    In response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?” “I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied.
  17. Judges 15:19כֵּ֣ן׀
    So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.
  18. Judges 16:4כֵ֔ן
    Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
  19. Judges 18:12כֵּ֡ן
    They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.
  20. Judges 21:14כֵּֽן׃ · enough [women]
    And at that time the Benjamites returned and were given the women who were spared from Jabesh-gilead. But there were not enough women for all of them.
  21. Judges 21:23כֵן֙ · [as instructed]
    The Benjamites did as instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.
  22. 1 Samuel 1:7וְכֵ֨ן · And this went on; כֵּ֖ן
    And this went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival taunted her until she wept and would not eat.
  23. 1 Samuel 2:30לָכֵ֗ן · Therefore
    Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
  24. 1 Samuel 3:14וְלָכֵ֥ן · Therefore
    Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”
  25. 1 Samuel 5:5כֵּ֡ן
    That is why, to this day, the priests of Dagon and all who enter the temple of Dagon in Ashdod do not step on the threshold.
  26. 1 Samuel 5:7כֵ֑ן
    And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.”
  27. 1 Samuel 6:10כֵּ֔ן · [as instructed]
    So the men did as instructed. They took two milk cows, hitched them to the cart, and penned up their calves.
  28. 1 Samuel 8:8כֵּ֛ן · so
    Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.
  29. 1 Samuel 9:13כֵּ֣ן; כֵ֖ן
    As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”
  30. 1 Samuel 10:5כֵּ֗ן · that
    After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
  31. 1 Samuel 10:12כֵּן֙ · the saying
    Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
  32. 1 Samuel 15:33כֵּן־ · so
    But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
  33. 1 Samuel 19:24כֵּן֙
    Then Saul stripped off his robes and also prophesied before Samuel. And he collapsed and lay naked all that day and night. That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
  34. 1 Samuel 20:29כֵּ֣ן
    …saying, ‘Please let me go, because our clan is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has told me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table.”
  35. 1 Samuel 23:17כֵּֽן׃ · this is true
    …saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
  36. 1 Samuel 23:28כֵּ֗ן
    So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.
  37. 1 Samuel 24:5כֵ֔ן
    Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.
  38. 1 Samuel 24:8כֵ֗ן · that
    After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
  39. 1 Samuel 25:25כֶּן־
    My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.
  40. 1 Samuel 26:24כֵּ֣ן · so
    As surely as I valued your life today, so may the LORD value my life and rescue me from all trouble.”
  41. 1 Samuel 27:6לָכֵ֞ן · and
    That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
  42. 1 Samuel 28:2לָכֵן֙ · Then; לָכֵ֗ן · Very well
    David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”
  43. 1 Samuel 28:18כֵּן֙
    Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.
  44. 1 Samuel 30:23כֵ֖ן · this
    But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us.
  45. 2 Samuel 2:1כֵ֗ן
    Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
  46. 2 Samuel 3:9כֵ֖ן
    May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him: