2 Kings 16:11:102 Kgs.16.11.W10TAB
כֵּ֤ן
ken
“so thus”
- Transliteration
- KEN
- Extended
- KEEN
- IPA
- /ˈkeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- so 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
- phraseyour reading level
KEN a-SA
- clause
ke-KHOL a-sher-sha-LAKH ha-ME-lekh a-KHAZ mid-da-ME-sek KEN a-SA u-ri-YA ha-ko-HEN ad-BO ha-ME-lekh-a-KHAZ mid-da-MA-sek
- sentence
va-yi-VEN u-ri-YA ha-ko-HEN et-ha-miz-BE-akh ke-KHOL a-sher-sha-LAKH ha-ME-lekh a-KHAZ mid-da-ME-sek KEN a-SA u-ri-YA ha-ko-HEN ad-BO ha-ME-lekh-a-KHAZ mid-da-MA-sek
Exegesis
The conjunction ken {כֵּ֤ן | kēn} ‘thus’ introduces a resumptive clause with asah {עָשָׂה֙ | ‘āśāh} ‘he did,’ resonating with the first verb.
In context — 2 Kings 16:11
Thus Uriah the priest built the altar according to all that King Ahaz had sent from Damascus. Uriah the priest did so before the king’s return from Damascus.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 16:11, so the Hebrew word כֵּ֤ן (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 2 Kgs.16.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.11.W10.S1) and character.