Numbers 2:17:9Num.2.17.W9TAB
כֵּ֣ן
ken
“so”
- Transliteration
- KEN
- Extended
- KEHN
- IPA
- /keːn/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
KEN
- phraseyour reading level
KEN yi-sa-U
- clause
ka-a-SHER ya-kha-NU KEN yi-sa-U ISH al-ya-DO le-dig-le-HEM
- sentence
ve-na-SA O-hel-MO-ed ma-kha-NE hal-vi-YIM be-TOKH ha-ma-kha-NOT ka-a-SHER ya-kha-NU KEN yi-sa-U ISH al-ya-DO le-dig-le-HEM
Exegesis
The comparative construction ka-asher…ken {כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר…כֵּ֣ן | ka-ʾă-šer…kēn} links encampment (yachanu {יַחֲנוּ֙} ‘they encamp’) with departure (yissau {יִסָּ֔עוּ} ‘they will set out’), highlighting Israel’s ordered procession.
In context — Numbers 2:17
And the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites will set out in the midst of the camps; just as they encamp, so they will set out, each person at his post under his standard.
About this coordinate
Numbers 2:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 2:17, 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.2.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.2.17.W9.S1) and character.