TBESH · H3651A
כֵּן · ken · right
adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable
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כֵּן (ken) means “right” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: kane Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
כֵּן · ken · right
adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable
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[כִּי עַל] כֵּן · [ki al] ken · as
adv forasmuch as, since
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כֵּן · ken · so
adv 1) so, therefore, thus 1a) thus, so 1b) just so 1c) therefore 1d) so...as (paired with adv) 1e) then 1f) forasmuch as (in phrase) 1g) (with prep) 1g1) therefore, this being so (specific) 1g2) hitherto 1g3) therefore, on this ground (general) 1g4) afterwards 1g5) in such case Aramaic equivalent: ken (כֵּן "thus" H3652)
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from H3559 (כּוּן); 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)
KJV glosses: [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.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| therefore | 159 |
| so | 107 |
| this | 23 |
| the same | 12 |
| that | 10 |
| in this way | 8 |
| this is what | 6 |
| vvv | 6 |
| likewise | 5 |
| and | 4 |
| and so | 4 |
| like this | 4 |
| as instructed | 3 |
| honest men | 3 |
| it | 3 |
| such | 3 |
| such is | 3 |
| that is what | 3 |
| then | 3 |
| very well | 3 |
| yes | 3 |
| accordingly | 2 |
| and the same | 2 |
| are honest | 2 |
| as | 2 |
| correctly | 2 |
| for | 2 |
| in the same way | 2 |
| nevertheless | 2 |
| right | 2 |
| so also | 2 |
| the same thing | 2 |
| the same things | 2 |
| truly | 2 |
| what is right | 2 |
| yet | 2 |
| a thing | 1 |
| after that | 1 |
| afterward | 1 |
| also | 1 |
| and a similar | 1 |
| and as | 1 |
| and likewise | 1 |
| and so it is | 1 |
| and that | 1 |
| and that is how | 1 |
| and that is what | 1 |
| and they did the same | 1 |
| and this went on | 1 |
| and to this | 1 |
| as a result | 1 |
| as he suggested | 1 |
| as i do | 1 |
| as proposed | 1 |
| as they were told | 1 |
| as you do | 1 |
| because of all this | 1 |
| before had such | 1 |
| counting the cost | 1 |
| customary | 1 |
| enough women | 1 |
| especially | 1 |
| for the earth | 1 |
| genuine | 1 |
| is | 1 |
| is true | 1 |
| it correctly | 1 |
| it is just as | 1 |
| it is so | 1 |
| it must be so | 1 |
| it so | 1 |
| just like | 1 |
| just that | 1 |
| not so | 1 |
| precisely as | 1 |
| so are | 1 |
| so i have made | 1 |
| so it is | 1 |
| so this is what | 1 |
| so too | 1 |
| such a scheme | 1 |
| surely | 1 |
| that this | 1 |
| that this be done | 1 |
| that this is what | 1 |
| that way | 1 |
| the case | 1 |
| the farther | 1 |
| the price | 1 |
| the same to them | 1 |
| the same way | 1 |
| the saying | 1 |
| then on | 1 |
| then too | 1 |
| this is how | 1 |
| this is true | 1 |
| this is why | 1 |
| this message | 1 |
| this reason | 1 |
| this was true | 1 |
| this way | 1 |
| thus | 1 |
| to do so | 1 |
| what | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| true | 5 |
| for which cause | 2 |
| in like manner | 2 |
| wherefore | 2 |
| afterwards | 1 |
| and afterward | 1 |
| and it was so | 1 |
| and so | 1 |
| and thus | 1 |
| as broad as | 1 |
| following | 1 |
| for because | 1 |
| for this | 1 |
| for thus | 1 |
| he with whom it is found | 1 |
| howbeit | 1 |
| likewise | 1 |
| likewise and so | 1 |
| me for no such thing ought | 1 |
| neither had i as yet | 1 |
| right | 1 |
| surely | 1 |
| that | 1 |
| the state | 1 |
| them the more | 1 |
| them there were no such | 1 |
| there was not the like | 1 |
| therefore | 1 |
| this | 1 |
| unto him therefore | 1 |
| upon all | 1 |
| us not i pray thee forasmuch as thou knowest | 1 |
| well | 1 |
| ye shall straightway | 1 |
| you | 1 |
Page 9 of 15. 737 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
Read word by wordAll the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
Read word by wordTherefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
Read word by wordTherefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
Read word by wordWonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.
Read word by wordAs the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
Read word by wordIn vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.
Read word by wordLike arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.
Read word by wordIn this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD.
Read word by wordHe has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
Read word by wordSuch is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
Read word by wordTherefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.
Read word by wordSo is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
Read word by wordSo I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
Read word by wordLike vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
Read word by wordGenuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
Read word by wordThe lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
Read word by wordfor he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
Read word by wordKnow therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
Read word by wordDo not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
Read word by wordLike snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
Read word by wordLike a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
Read word by wordLike binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
Read word by wordso is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
Read word by wordLike a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
Read word by wordAs water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
Read word by wordA land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
Read word by wordThis is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
Read word by wordFor the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.
Read word by wordDo not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.1
This too is a grievous affliction: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.15
For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
Read word by wordThen too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
Read word by wordWhen the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
Read word by wordThe fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
Read word by wordLike a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
Read word by wordLike an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
Read word by wordTherefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.
Read word by wordI will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
Read word by wordTherefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.
Read word by wordTherefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!
Read word by wordTherefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Read word by wordTherefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
Read word by wordTherefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
Read word by wordthe Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.
Read word by wordTherefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.16
But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
Read word by wordand as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”
Read word by wordTherefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.
Read word by wordTherefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did.
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