Deuteronomy 20:15:1Deut.20.15.W1TAB
כֵּ֤ן
ken
“Thus”
- Transliteration
- KEN
- Extended
- KEHN
- IPA
- /keːn/
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
KEN ta-a-SEH
- clause
KEN ta-a-SEH le-KHOL-he-a-RIM har-kho-KOT mim-KHA me-OD
- sentence
KEN ta-a-SEH le-KHOL-he-a-RIM har-kho-KOT mim-KHA me-OD a-SHER LO-me-a-REI ha-go-YIM-ha-EH-leh he-NAH
Exegesis
The adverb kein {כֵּן | kên} establishes continuity with the preceding command.
In context — Deuteronomy 20:15
This is how you shall act toward all the cities that are very far from you, which are not among the cities of these nations here.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 20:15, so the Hebrew word כֵּ֤ן (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.20.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.15.W1.S1) and character.