כֵּן ken

Hebrew word for “so” · Strong’s H3651 · used 765 times in 731 verses

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Meaning

adv; 1) so, therefore, thus;

Senses in the lexicon

• so (734)
• right (22)
• as (9)

How it is translated

Glosses given for ken in context, with how often each is used:

• thus 210
• therefore 200
• so 177
• -fore 145
• right 14
• honest 5
• such 2
• will be so 1
• fore 1
• true 1

Where it is used

Also in 23 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Genesis 42 (8), Jeremiah 23 (8), Ezekiel 36 (8), Genesis 1 (6), Jeremiah 5 (6), Exodus 7 (5), Exodus 8 (5), Numbers 8 (5), Psalms 119 (5), Isaiah 30 (5)

Forms

• כן 524
• לכן 195
• וכן 34
• ולכן 5
• כנים 5
• ובכן 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ken more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• כֹּה koh “thus” 98
• יְהֹוִה yehovih “YHWH/God” 59
• אֲדֹנָי adonai “Lord” 64
• אַחַר achar “after” 65
• הֵן hen “look!” 50
• זֶה zeh “this” 64
• נְאֻם neum “utterance” 45
• דָּבָר davar “word” 62
• צָוָה tsavah “to command” 44
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 53
• הֶם hem “them” 48
• שֵׁם shem “name” 44

Key verses

The verses using ken that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• 1 Samuel 2:30 — Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be…
• 1 Kings 22:8 — And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth…
• Isaiah 5:25 — Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did…
• Isaiah 7:14 — Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
• Isaiah 27:11 — When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that…
• Isaiah 30:18 — And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of…
• Isaiah 53:12 — Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was…
• Jeremiah 5:31 — The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
• Ezekiel 5:11 — Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations,…
• Ezekiel 18:30 — Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions;…
• Joel 2:28 — And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream…
• Zechariah 1:6 — But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.