Numbers 15:14:13Num.15.14.W13TAB
כֵ֥ן
ken
“so”
- Transliteration
- KEN
- Extended
- KEHN
- IPA
- /ˈkeːn/
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
- phraseyour reading level
KEN ya-a-SEH
- clause
ka-a-SHER ta-a-SU KEN ya-a-SEH
- sentence
ve-KHI-ya-GUR it-KHEM GER O a-SHER-be-to-KHEM le-do-ro-TEI-khem ve-a-SA ish-SHEH REI-akh-ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER ta-a-SU KEN ya-a-SEH
Exegesis
The comparative formula ka-ʾă-šer…kên…yā-ʿă-sêh {כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר…כֵּ֥ן…יַעֲשֶֽׂה} ‘as you do, so he shall do’ ensures ritual parity between native and non-native participants.
In context — Numbers 15:14
And when a sojourner is among you in every generation and offers a fire offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD , just as you do, so shall he do.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:14:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Numbers 15:14, so the Hebrew word כֵ֥ן (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 Num.15.14.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.14.W13.S1) and character.