Original Language Studio
Ezekiel 16:35
“Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the Lord:” (KJV)
Tap a word · read right to left
Lexical meaning
כֵּןkên · kane
H3651 · Hebrew
H3651 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
- Derivation
- from H3559 (כּוּן);
- KJV renderings
- [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.
- Grammar
- לָ — preposition
- כֵ֣ן — adverb
- Usage
- Occurs 771 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:7Genesis 1:9Genesis 1:11Genesis 1:15Genesis 1:24
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כֵּן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.