Daniel 6:9:1Dan.6.9.W1TAB
כְּעַ֣ן
kehan
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- keh-AN
- Extended
- keh-AHN
- IPA
- /kəˈʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- therefore
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
keh-AN
- phraseyour reading level
keh-AN mal-KA
- clause
keh-AN mal-KA te-KIM e-sa-RA ve-tir-SHOOM ke-ta-VA
- sentence
keh-AN mal-KA te-KIM e-sa-RA ve-tir-SHOOM ke-ta-VA DI LA le-hash-na-YA ke-DAT-ma-DAI u-fa-RAS di-LA te-DE
Exegesis
The narrative begins with keʿan {כְּעַן | ke-ʿan} ‘then,’ marking the sequence of events.
In context — Daniel 6:9
Therefore King Darius signed the document and the interdict , which could not be altered according to the law of the Medes and Persians.
About this coordinate
Daniel 6:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 6:9, so the Hebrew word כְּעַ֣ן (kehan) 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 Dan.6.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.6.9.W1.S1) and character.