Proverbs 24:29:4Prov.24.29.W4TAB
כֵּ֤ן
ken
“so or thus”
- Transliteration
- KEN
- Extended
- KEEN
- IPA
- /ˈkeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- so or thus
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
ka-a-SHER A-sa-LI KEN e-e-SE-lo
- clause
al-to-MAR ka-a-SHER A-sa-LI KEN e-e-SE-lo
- sentence
al-to-MAR ka-a-SHER A-sa-LI KEN e-e-SE-lo a-SHIV la-ISH ke-fa-o-LO
Exegesis
The comparative particle ka’asher {כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | kaʾăšer} ‘just as’ is paired with the adverb ken {כֵּן | kên} ‘thus’, forming a parallelism that underscores reciprocal measure-for-measure action.
Root and etymology
t-k-ntav–kaf–nun
“to weigh, measure”
In context — Proverbs 24:29
Do not say, “Just as he did to me, so I will do to him; I will repay the man according to his work .”
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 24:29, so the Hebrew word כֵּ֤ן (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 Prov.24.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.29.W4.S1) and character.