Numbers 18:28:1Num.18.28.W1TAB
כֵּ֣ן
ken
“thus”
- Transliteration
- KEN
- Extended
- KEEN
- IPA
- /keːn/
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
KEN
- phraseyour reading level
KEN ta-ri-MU GAM-a-TEM
- clause
KEN ta-ri-MU GAM-a-TEM te-ru-MAT Ye-ho-VAH mi-KOL ma-ash-ro-te-KHEM a-SHER tik-KHU me-ET be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
KEN ta-ri-MU GAM-a-TEM te-ru-MAT Ye-ho-VAH mi-KOL ma-ash-ro-te-KHEM a-SHER tik-KHU me-ET be-NEI yis-ra-EL u-ne-ta-TEM mi-me-NU et-te-ru-MAT Ye-ho-VAH le-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The adverb ken {כֵּן | ken} ‘thus/so’ establishes continuity with earlier commands.
In context — Numbers 18:28
Thus you also shall lift up an offering to the LORD from all your tithes, which you take from the sons of Israel, and you shall give from it the offering of the LORD to Aaron the priest .
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 18:28, so the Hebrew word כֵּ֣ן (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.18.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.28.W1.S1) and character.