Judges 14:10:9Judg.14.10.W9TAB
כֵּ֥ן
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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Word in context
- word
KEN
- phraseyour reading level
KEN ya-a-SU
- clause
va-ya-AS SHAM shim-SHON mish-TE KI KEN ya-a-SU ha-ba-khu-RIM
- sentence
va-YE-red a-vi-HU el-ha-i-SHA va-ya-AS SHAM shim-SHON mish-TE KI KEN ya-a-SU ha-ba-khu-RIM
Exegesis
The causal conjunction kî kên {כִּי כֵּן | kî kên} 'for thus' leads into the imperfect yaʿăśû {יַעֲשׂוּ | yaʿăśû} 'they do', with hab-baḥûrîm {הַבַּחוּרִים | hab-baḥûrîm} 'the young men' as subject. Hebrew syntax places explanatory clauses at clause end, while English relocates them to maintain natural subject-verb-object order and preserve causal nuance.
In context — Judges 14:10
So his father went down to the woman, and Samson held a feast there, for this was customary among the bachurim .
About this coordinate
Judges 14:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 14:10, so the Hebrew word כֵּ֥ן (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 Judg.14.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.10.W9.S1) and character.