Word

כֵּן

kên · H3654 · Hebrew · 7 occurrences

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Thing

Gnat, mosquito, louseInsects, spiders, and worms7 verses

Meanings

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

Examples
Exodus 8:17 They did so; and Aaron extended his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on every person and animal. All the dust of the earth turned into gnats through all the land of Egypt.
mosquito

A small flying insect that makes a characteristic whining noise as it flies; found around stagnant water and vegetation; feeds on human or animal blood; some species can transmit diseases such as malaria and dengue fever

Examples
Exodus 8:16 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Extend your staff and strike the dust of the earth, so that it may turn into gnats through all the land of Egypt.’”
Exodus 8:17 They did so; and Aaron extended his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on every person and animal. All the dust of the earth turned into gnats through all the land of Egypt.
Psalm 105:31 He spoke, and a swarm of flies And gnats invaded all their territory.

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

What it doesIt is the subject

2 occurrences in 1 groups

הָיָהto be, to become 2

What is done to itIt is the object

2 occurrences in 2 groups

הָיָהto be, to become 1
יָצָאto go out 1

What it is said to bePredicate

1 occurrences in 1 groups

גְּבוּלborder, territory 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 2 groups

כְּמוֹas, like 2
לto/for 2

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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Semantic domains 10 entries

Descriptive Referents003002003: This entry carries no independent "Descriptive Referents" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence of this lexeme (Exodus 8:12-14, Psalm 105:31, Isaiah 51:6) is the literal insect "gnats" or "lice," not a deictic referent. The domain is bundle-shared with the identically-spelled adverb "so, thus" (כֵּן (kên, H3651)); see כֵּן (kên, H3651).
Space002002001017: This entry carries no independent "Space" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the literal insect "gnats" or "lice," not a spatial sense. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
Endure002002003001: This entry carries no independent "Endure" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the literal insect, not a sense of lasting constancy. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
Just002001002016: This entry carries no independent "Just" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the literal insect, not moral rectitude. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
Role002002002008: This entry carries no independent "Role" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the literal insect, not an official position. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
Strong002001001063: This entry carries no independent "Strong" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the literal insect, not physical strength. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
True002001003017: This entry carries no independent "True" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the literal insect, not truthfulness. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
Well002001003018: This entry carries no independent "Well" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the literal insect, not well-being or firmness. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
Complete002001003003: This entry carries no independent "Complete" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence is the literal insect, not completion. The domain is bundle-shared with a related sense.
Swarming Creatures001001002006: As "lice," this word denotes the small swarming insects of the third plague on Egypt (Exodus 8:16-18), so it belongs among terms for swarming creatures.

Word family 3 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

כָּנַן kânan · H3661 · vineyard · 0×כֵּןkên · H3654כַּנָּה kannâh · H3657 · stock · 1×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3654. ken IV. כֵּן (?), כִּנָּם כִּנִּם, noun [masculine], meaning dubious; either gnat,…

H3654. ken
IV. כֵּן (?), כִּנָּם כִּנִּם,
noun [masculine], meaning dubious; either gnat, gnats, gnat-swarm (so ᵑ9 ᵐ5 <TOPIC:Philo Judaeus> PhiloVita Mos. i, p. 97, <TOPIC:Origen>OrigenHom. 4, 6 in Ex., and most moderns), or [louse,] lice (so ᵑ7 ᵑ6 JosAnt. ii. 14. 13 BochHieroz. II, ii, 572 f., as Late Hebrew כִּנָּה, plural כִּנִּים = maggots, and especially lice) — absolute perhaps כֵּן Isa 51:6 (see below); plural כִּנִּים Exo 8:13; Exo 8:14; Psa 105:31, כִּנִּם Exo 8:12; Exo 8:13; Exo 8:14 has, also, כִּנָּם probably a mere Masoretic device for כִּנִּם (compare Di), on account of preceding וַתְּהִי (on which see Ges§ 145. 4 DaSynt. § 116); ⅏ has כנים throughout: — of Egyptian plague Exo 8:12; Exo 8:13 (twice in verse); Exo 8:14 (twice in verse) (all P), hence Psa 105:31; יְמוּתוּן כְּמוֺכֵֿן Isa 51:6 like a gnatswarm (?) shall they die (compare Di Du; Weir Che read כנים, compare Buhlp. 355; > Brd De like this).
Note. — NöM 54 BaNB § 15, ES 53 BuhlGes HWB ed. 12 connect this word etymologically with Aramaic כלמתא vermin, Ba and Buhl also with Assyrian kalmatu, id. [DlHWB 333], and even with Aramaic קלמתא, , Arabic , etc., Ethiopic louse; but these connections, as well as that with Late Hebrew כְּנִימָה, all involving radical מ, are most improbable

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Swarming Creatures2 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

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