Numbers 13:33:10Num.13.33.W10TAB
וְכֵ֥ן
veken
“and so”
- Transliteration
- ve-KEN
- Extended
- veh-KEEN
- IPA
- /vəˈkeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and so
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-KEN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KEN ha-YI-nu
- clause
va-ne-HI be-ei-NEI-nu ka-kha-ga-VIM ve-KEN ha-YI-nu be-ei-NEI-hem
- sentence
ve-SHAM ra-I-nu ET-han-ne-fi-LIM be-NEI a-NAK min-han-ne-fi-LIM va-ne-HI be-ei-NEI-nu ka-kha-ga-VIM ve-KEN ha-YI-nu be-ei-NEI-hem
Exegesis
The conjunction wə-kên {וְכֵן | wə-kên} introduces a parallel result, leading to hāyīnū bᵉʿênêhem {הָיִינוּ בְּעֵינֵיהֶם | hā-yînû bə-ʿê-nê-hêm} ‘we were in their eyes’, mirroring the initial comparison. The iterative vav and parallel structure heighten the contrast between the spies’ self-view and external view.
In context — Numbers 13:33
And there we saw the Nephilim , the sons of Anak who were of the Nephilim; and we were in our own eyes like grasshoppers , and so we were in their eyes.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:33:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 13:33, so the Hebrew word וְכֵ֥ן (veken) 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 Num.13.33.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.33.W10.S1) and character.