ken H3654

כֵּן (ken) means “gnat” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

כֵּן Hebrew · H3654 7 tagged occurrences in 5 verses

Pronunciation guide: kane Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3654

כֵּן · ken · gnat

gnat, gnats, gnat-swarm

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H3661 (כָּנַן) in the sense of fastening; (from infixing its sting; used only in plural (and irregular in Exodus 8:17,18; Hebrews 13:14)) a gnat

KJV glosses: lice, [idiom] manner.

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How translators render H3654

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
gnats	4
and the gnats	1
swarms of gnats	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
lice	2
and it became lice	1
became lice	1
manner	1
not so there were lice	1
that it may become lice	1

Verses containing H3654

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Exodus 8:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’”
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Source alternate reference: 8.12
Exodus 8:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
This they did, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, gnats came upon man and beast. All the dust of the earth turned into gnats throughout the land of Egypt.
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Source alternate reference: 8.13
Exodus 8:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast.
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Source alternate reference: 8.14
Psalms 105:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He spoke, and insects swarmed—gnats throughout their country.
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Isaiah 51:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.
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