Deuteronomy 18:14:13Deut.18.14.W13TAB
כֵ֔ן
ken
“so”
- Transliteration
- KEN
- Extended
- KEHN
- IPA
- /loː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
LO KEN
- clause
ve-a-TA LO KEN na-TAN le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
KI ha-go-YIM ha-E-le a-SHER a-TA yo-RESH o-TAM el-me-o-ne-NIM ve-el-kos-MIM yish-MA-U ve-a-TA LO KEN na-TAN le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The prohibition formula lo ken {לֹא כֵן | lōʾ kên} ‘not thus’ precedes the perfect natan lekha {נָתַן לְךָ | nā-ṭân lə-ḵā} ‘he gave to you’, where the perfect conveys a completed divine grant, and the compound subject YHWH Eloheikha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yəhô-wā(h) ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵā} signifies exclusive divine authority in establishing Israel’s identity.
In context — Deuteronomy 18:14
For these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to soothsayers and to diviners, but as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:14:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 18:14, so the Hebrew word כֵ֔ן (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 Deut.18.14.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.14.W13.S1) and character.