Deuteronomy 22:26:14Deut.22.26.W14TAB
כֵּן
ken
“so”
- Transliteration
- KEN
- Extended
- KEHN
- IPA
- /keːn/
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
- sentence
ve-la-na-A-ra LO-ta-a-SEH da-VAR EIN la-na-A-ra KHET MA-vet KI ka-a-SHER ya-KUM el-re-E-hu ur-tsa-KHO NE-fesh KEN ha-da-VAR ha-ZEH
Exegesis
Finally, the adverb kein {כֵּן | kên} ‘thus’ and demonstrative ha-zeh {הַזֶּה | ha-zēh} ‘this’ close the simile, equating the present case’s gravity with homicide without attributing blame to the victim.
In context — Deuteronomy 22:26
But to the young woman you shall do nothing; there is no sin of death in the young woman, for just as when a man rises up against his neighbor and murders him—a life—so is this matter .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:26:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Deuteronomy 22:26, so the Hebrew word כֵּן (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.22.26.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.26.W14.S1) and character.