Daniel 7:23:1Dan.7.23.W1TAB
כֵּן֮
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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The word
Word in context
- word
KEN
- clause
KEN a-MAR khe-ye-ve-TA re-vi-AI-ta mal-KHU re-vi-ya re-vi-A-a te-he-VE be-ar-A DI tish-NE min-KOL-mal-khe-va-TA
- sentence
KEN a-MAR khe-ye-ve-TA re-vi-AI-ta mal-KHU re-vi-ya re-vi-A-a te-he-VE be-ar-A DI tish-NE min-KOL-mal-khe-va-TA ve-TE-khul KOL-ar-A u-te-DU-shin-NA ve-tad-kin-NA
Exegesis
The verse opens with ken {כֵּן | kēn} ‘thus,’ a discourse marker framing the oracle.
In context — Daniel 7:23
Thus he said, “The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.”
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 7:23, so the Hebrew word כֵּן֮ (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 Dan.7.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.23.W1.S1) and character.