1 Chronicles 17:15:71 Chr.17.15.W7TAB
כֵּ֛ן
ken
“thus”
- Transliteration
- KEN
- Extended
- KEEN
- IPA
- /ˈkeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- thus
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
KEN
- clause
KEN dib-BER na-TAN el-da-VID
- sentence
ke-KHOL ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le u-khe-KHOL he-kha-ZON ha-ZE KEN dib-BER na-TAN el-da-VID
Exegesis
This is followed by the result marker kên {כֵּן | kên} ‘thus’, introducing the Piel perfect verb ḏib-bēr {דִּבֵּר | ḏib-bēr} ‘he spoke’, which conveys Nathan’s authoritative proclamation.
Root and etymology
sh-k-nshin–kaf–nun
“dwelling, tabernacle”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:15
According to all these words and according to all this vision, Nathan spoke to David .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 17:15, so the Hebrew word כֵּ֛ן (ken) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.17.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.15.W7.S1) and character.