כֵּן
kên · H3652 · Aramaic · 8 occurrences
Meanings
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thus, in this manner, in this way, so
A referent pointing to the way in which a certain event or series of events is performed
ExamplesEzra 5:3 At that time Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues came to them and spoke to them as follows: “Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?”
Ezra 6:2 And in Ecbatana, in the fortress which is in the province of Media, a scroll was found; and the following was written in it: “Memorandum—
Daniel 2:24 Thereupon, Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to kill the wise men of Babylon; he went and said this to him: “Do not kill the wise men of Babylon! Take me into the king’s presence, and I will declare the interpretation to the king.”
How it’s used
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- כָּכָה kâkâh · H3602 · thus, in this manner, in this way
- Both words are Hebrew manner adverbs meaning thus or in this manner, clearly substitutable in sense.
Semantic domains 10 entries
- Descriptive Referents003002003
- Ezra 6:2 recounts that a scroll was found in Ecbatana, “and the following was written in it: 'Memorandum--'”
- Space002002001017
- This Space code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping with the Hebrew form (כֵּן (kên, H3653)), whose sense is a “pedestal; base” (as of a laver); this word's own occurrences never name a physical stand, only the adverb 'thus.'
- Endure002002003001
- This Endure code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “stability” sense; this word's own occurrences carry no sense of enduring stability, only the adverb 'thus.'
- Just002001002016
- This Just code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “right; honest” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe honesty or justice, only the adverb 'thus.'
- Role002002002008
- This Role code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “position” sense (an official post); this word's own occurrences never name an office, only the adverb 'thus.'
- Strong002001001063
- This Strong code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “firm” sense; this word's own occurrences carry no sense of firmness, only the adverb 'thus.'
- True002001003017
- This True code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “right” sense; this word's own occurrences never assert truthfulness, only the adverb 'thus.'
- Well002001003018
- This Well code is inherited from the same shared lemma-cluster grouping's “right” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe something done well, only the adverb 'thus.'
- Complete002001003003
- This Complete code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “enough” sense; this word's own occurrences never describe sufficiency, only the adverb 'thus.'
- Swarming Creatures001001002006
- This Swarming Creatures code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping with an unrelated homonym spelled the same way (כֵּן (kên, H3654)), whose sense is “mosquito”; this word's own occurrences never name an insect, only the adverb 'thus.'
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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