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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. Esther 1:8כֵ֣ן׀
    By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
  2. Esther 1:13כֵן֙ · customary
    Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
  3. Esther 2:4כֵּֽן׃ס · accordingly
    Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
  4. Esther 2:12כֵּ֥ן
    In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.
  5. Esther 3:2כֵ֖ן · that this [be done]
    All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.
  6. Esther 4:16כֵּ֑ן · as you do; וּבְכֵ֞ן · After that
    “Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”
  7. Esther 6:10כֵן֙
    “Hurry,” said the king to Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.”
  8. Esther 7:5כֵּֽן׃ · such a scheme?
    Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?”
  9. Esther 9:14כֵּ֔ן · that this
    So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
  10. Esther 9:19כֵּ֞ן
    This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting. It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another.
  11. Esther 9:26כֵּ֡ן; כֵּ֕ן
    Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,
  12. Job 3:1כֵ֗ן · this
    After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
  13. Job 5:27כֶּֽן־ · is true
    Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
  14. Job 6:3כֵּ֝֗ן
    For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been rash.
  15. Job 7:3כֵּ֤ן · So
    So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed to me.
  16. Job 7:9כֵּ֥ן · so
    As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up.
  17. Job 8:13כֵּ֗ן · Such
    Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
  18. Job 9:2כֵ֑ן · [it is] so
    “Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?
  19. Job 9:22כֵּ֥ן
    It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
  20. Job 9:35כֵ֥ן
    Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.
  21. Job 17:4כֵּ֝֗ן
    You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.
  22. Job 20:2לָ֭כֵן · So
    “So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me.
  23. Job 20:21כֵּ֝֗ן
    Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
  24. Job 22:10כֵּ֭ן
    Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;
  25. Job 23:15כֵּ֭ן
    Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
  26. Job 32:6כֵּ֖ן
    So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
  27. Job 32:10לָכֵ֣ן · Therefore
    Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; I too will declare what I know.’
  28. Job 34:10לָכֵ֤ן׀ · Therefore
    Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
  29. Job 34:25לָכֵ֗ן · Therefore
    Therefore, He recognizes their deeds; He overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.
  30. Job 34:27כֵּ֭ן
    …because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.
  31. Job 37:24לָ֭כֵן · Therefore
    Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
  32. Job 42:3לָכֵ֣ן · Surely
    You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
  33. Job 42:6כֵּ֭ן
    Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
  34. Psalm 1:4כֵ֥ן · so
    Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
  35. Psalm 1:5כֵּ֤ן׀
    Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
  36. Psalm 16:9לָכֵ֤ן׀ · Therefore
    Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
  37. Psalm 18:49כֵּ֤ן׀
    Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
  38. Psalm 25:8כֵּ֤ן
    Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
  39. Psalm 42:1כֵּ֤ן · so
    For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
  40. Psalm 42:6כֵּ֗ן
    O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar.
  41. Psalm 45:2כֵּ֤ן
    You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
  42. Psalm 45:7כֵּ֤ן׀
    You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
  43. Psalm 45:17כֵּ֥ן
    I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
  44. Psalm 46:2כֵּ֣ן
    Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
  45. Psalm 48:5כֵּ֣ן · and
    They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
  46. Psalm 48:8כֵּ֤ן · so
    As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. Selah
  47. Psalm 48:10כֵּ֣ן
    Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
  48. Psalm 61:8כֵּ֤ן · Then
    Then I will ever sing praise to Your name and fulfill my vows day by day.