Numbers 17:11:7Num.17.11.W7TABWLC Numbers 17:26
כֵּ֔ן
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
- sentence
va-ya-AS mo-SHEH ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH o-TO KEN a-SA
Exegesis
The adverb kên {כֵּן | kên} ‘so/thus’ together with the repeated verb ʿāśâ {עָשָׂה | ʿāśâ} ‘he did’ in the main clause forms an emphatic restatement of exact compliance. English preserves this subordinate–main clause structure to underscore the causal link between divine command and human fidelity.
Root and etymology
š-k-nshin–kaf–nun
“to dwell, inhabit”
In context — Numbers 17:11
And Moses did just as the LORD commanded him; so he did.
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:11:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 17:11, so the Hebrew word כֵּ֔ן (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.17.11.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.11.W7.S1) and character.