Keraia
Lexicon

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. 1 Kings 22:19לָכֵ֖ן · Therefore
    Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
  2. 1 Kings 22:22כֵֽן׃ · it
    And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
  3. 2 Kings 1:4וְלָכֵן֙ · Therefore
    Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.
  4. 2 Kings 1:6לָ֠כֵן · Therefore
    They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”
  5. 2 Kings 1:16לָ֠כֵן · Therefore
    And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”
  6. 2 Kings 2:10כֵ֔ן
    “You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.”
  7. 2 Kings 6:24כֵ֔ן
    Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.
  8. 2 Kings 7:9כֵ֣ן׀ · what is right
    Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
  9. 2 Kings 7:20כֵּ֑ן · And that
    And that is just what happened to him. The people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.
  10. 2 Kings 15:12כֵֽן׃פ
    So the word of the LORD spoken to Jehu was fulfilled: “Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”
  11. 2 Kings 16:11כֵּ֤ן · [and]
    And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it before King Ahaz returned.
  12. 2 Kings 17:9כֵ֔ן · right
    The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.
  13. 2 Kings 18:21כֵּ֚ן · Such is
    Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
  14. 2 Kings 19:32לָכֵ֗ן · So
    So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
  15. 2 Kings 21:12לָכֵ֗ן
    …this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it.
  16. 2 Kings 22:20לָכֵן֩ · Therefore
    ‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
  17. 1 Chronicles 11:7כֵּ֥ן
    So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.
  18. 1 Chronicles 13:4כֵּ֑ן
    And because this proposal seemed right to all the people, the whole assembly agreed to it.
  19. 1 Chronicles 14:11כֵּ֗ן
    So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim.
  20. 1 Chronicles 17:15כֵּ֛ן · So
    So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire revelation.
  21. 1 Chronicles 17:25כֵּן֙ · Therefore
    For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You.
  22. 1 Chronicles 18:1כֵ֔ן
    Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
  23. 1 Chronicles 19:1כֵ֔ן
    Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
  24. 1 Chronicles 20:3וְכֵן֙ · the same
    David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
  25. 1 Chronicles 23:30וְכֵ֖ן · and likewise
    They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.
  26. 2 Chronicles 1:12כֵ֗ן; כֵּֽן׃
    …therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”
  27. 2 Chronicles 1:17וְ֠כֵן · Likewise
    A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
  28. 2 Chronicles 7:22כֵּן֙ · this
    And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
  29. 2 Chronicles 8:14כֵ֔ן · this
    In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.
  30. 2 Chronicles 9:19כֵ֖ן · like [this]
    Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
  31. 2 Chronicles 16:7כֵּ֗ן
    At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
  32. 2 Chronicles 18:7כֵּֽן׃ · that
    The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
  33. 2 Chronicles 18:11כֵּ֖ן · the same
    And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
  34. 2 Chronicles 18:18לָכֵ֖ן · Therefore
    Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
  35. 2 Chronicles 18:21כֵֽן׃ · it
    And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
  36. 2 Chronicles 20:26כֵּ֡ן
    On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.
  37. 2 Chronicles 32:17כֵּ֣ן · so
    He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”
  38. 2 Chronicles 32:23כֵֽן׃ס · then on
    Many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the LORD and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah, and from then on he was exalted in the eyes of all nations.
  39. 2 Chronicles 32:31וְכֵ֞ן · And so
    And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.
  40. 2 Chronicles 33:14כֵ֡ן · this
    After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.
  41. 2 Chronicles 35:12וְכֵ֖ן · And they did the same
    They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And they did the same with the bulls.
  42. Ezra 10:12כֵּ֛ן · Truly
    And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!
  43. Ezra 10:16כֵן֮ · as proposed
    So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation,
  44. Nehemiah 2:16כֵּ֖ן
    The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.
  45. Nehemiah 5:12כֵּ֣ן
    “We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.
  46. Nehemiah 5:15כֵ֔ן · this
    The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.
  47. Nehemiah 6:6כֵּ֛ן
    …that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,
  48. Nehemiah 6:13כֵּ֖ן · as he suggested
    He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.
  49. Nehemiah 8:17כֵּן֙ · like this
    The whole assembly that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.