2 Samuel 13:18:52 Sam.13.18.W5TAB
כֵ֨ן
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
- phraseyour reading level
KI KEN til-BASH-na ve-NOT-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-a-LE-ha ke-TO-net pa-SIM KI KEN til-BASH-na ve-NOT-ha-ME-lekh hab-be-tu-LOT me-I-lim
- sentence
ve-a-LE-ha ke-TO-net pa-SIM KI KEN til-BASH-na ve-NOT-ha-ME-lekh hab-be-tu-LOT me-I-lim va-yo-TSE o-TA me-sha-re-TO ha-KHUTS ve-na-AL had-DE-let a-kha-re-HA
Exegesis
The causal clause ki ken tilbashna {כִּי֩ כֵ֨ן תִּלְבַּ֧שְׁנָה | kî kên til-baš-nā} “for thus they would wear” indicates customary practice by the daughters of the king.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:18
She wore a long, ornamented robe, for thus the virgin daughters of the king were accustomed to wear such robes. Then his servant brought her outside and bolted the door behind her.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 13:18, so the Hebrew word כֵ֨ן (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.13.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.18.W5.S1) and character.