Numbers 15:20:8Num.15.20.W8TAB
כֵּ֖ן
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
- clause
kit-ru-MAT GO-ren KEN ta-ri-MU o-TAH
- sentence
re-shIT a-ri-so-te-KHEM kha-LAH ta-ri-MU te-ru-MAH kit-ru-MAT GO-ren KEN ta-ri-MU o-TAH
Exegesis
The adverb ken {כֵּ֖ן | kēn} ‘so’ introduces a comparative clause, resumed by the repeated verb tarimu {תָּרִ֥ימוּ | ṯārîmû} and the object marker otah {אֹתָֽהּ׃ | ʾōṯâh} ‘it’. The parallelism and repetition reinforce the ritual pattern and the sanctity of the firstfruits offering.
In context — Numbers 15:20
From the first of your dough, a loaf you shall lift up as an offering ; as offering from the threshing floor , so you shall lift it up.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 15:20, 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 Num.15.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.20.W8.S1) and character.