Leviticus 24:19:7Lev.24.19.W7TAB
כֵּ֖ן
ken
“thus”
- Transliteration
- KEN
- Extended
- KEHN
- 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
- clause
ka-a-SHER a-SA KEN yeh-a-SEH LO
- sentence
ve-ISH kee-yi-TEN MOOM ba-a-mee-TO ka-a-SHER a-SA KEN yeh-a-SEH LO
Exegesis
The comparative clause ka-ʾă-šer ʿā-śāh {כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה | ka-ʾă-šer ʿā-śāh} sets up equivalence, reinforced by the adverbial kēn {כֵּן | kēn}.
In context — Leviticus 24:19
And if any man causes a blemish to his neighbor , just as he has done, so it shall be done to him.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 24:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 24:19, so the Hebrew word כֵּ֖ן (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 Lev.24.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.24.19.W7.S1) and character.