Numbers 8:3:2Num.8.3.W2TAB
כֵּן֙
ken
“so”
- Transliteration
- KEN
- Extended
- KEEN
- 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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Word in context
- word
KEN
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-AS KEN
- clause
va-ya-AS KEN a-ha-RON el-MUL pe-NEI ha-me-no-RAH he-e-la ne-ro-TE-ha
- sentence
va-ya-AS KEN a-ha-RON el-MUL pe-NEI ha-me-no-RAH he-e-la ne-ro-TE-ha ka-a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH et-MO-she
Exegesis
Ken {כֵּן | kên} ‘thus’ signals precise conformity.
In context — Numbers 8:3
Aaron did so; he raised and set its lamps to shine toward the front of the lampstand , just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
About this coordinate
Numbers 8:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 8:3, so the Hebrew word כֵּן֙ (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.8.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.8.3.W2.S1) and character.