2 Samuel 16:19:122 Sam.16.19.W12TAB
כֵּ֖ן
ken
“so”
- Transliteration
- KEN
- Extended
- KEEN
- IPA
- /ˈkeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- so
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
ka-a-SHER a-VAD-te-I lif-NE a-VI-kha KEN e-he-YE le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
ve-ha-she-NIT le-MI a-NI e-e-VOD ha-LO lif-NE ve-NO ka-a-SHER a-VAD-te-I lif-NE a-VI-kha KEN e-he-YE le-fa-NE-kha
In context — 2 Samuel 16:19
And secondly, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son ? Just as I served before your father, so I will be before you.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 16:19, so the Hebrew word כֵּ֖ן (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.16.19.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.19.W12.S1) and character.