2 Samuel 13:12:72 Sam.13.12.W7TAB
כֵ֖ן
ken
“thus”
- Transliteration
- KEN
- Extended
- KEEN
- IPA
- /ˈxeːn/
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
- phraseyour reading level
lo-ye-a-SE KEN
- clause
va-to-MER LO al-a-KHI al-te-a-NE-ni KI lo-ye-a-SE KEN be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-to-MER LO al-a-KHI al-te-a-NE-ni KI lo-ye-a-SE KEN be-yis-ra-EL al-ta-a-SE et-ha-ne-va-LA ha-ZOT
Exegesis
The adverb ken {כֵן | kēn} qualifies manner, and the locative be-Yisrael {בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | bə-yis-rā-’ĕl} invokes communal standards.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:12
And she said to him, “No, my brother , do not violate me; for no such thing is done in Israel. Do not do this disgrace .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 13:12, so the Hebrew word כֵ֖ן (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 Sam.13.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.12.W7.S1) and character.