כֵּן

ken

Hebrew H3651 Adverb 765 occurrences in 731 verses

כֵּן right

adv

adj

1. right, just, honest, true, veritable

a. right, just, honest

b. correct

c. true, veritable

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 731 verses

Judges 8:7 לָכֵ֗ן

“Very well,” Gideon replied, “when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will tear your flesh with the thorns and briers of the wilderness!”
Judges 10:13 לָכֵ֥ן

But you have forsaken Me and served other gods, so I will no longer save you.
Judges 11:8 לָכֵן֙

They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”
Judges 11:10 כֵּ֥ן

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
Judges 12:6 כֵּ֔ן

they told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.
Judges 14:10 כֵּ֥ן

Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.
Judges 15:11 כֵּ֖ן

In response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?” “I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied.
Judges 15:19 כֵּ֣ן׀

So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.
Judges 16:4 כֵ֔ן

Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Judges 18:12 כֵּ֡ן

They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.
Judges 21:14 כֵּֽן׃

And at that time the Benjamites returned and were given the women who were spared from Jabesh-gilead. But there were not enough women for all of them.
Judges 21:23 כֵן֙

The Benjamites did as instructed and carried away the number of women they needed from the dancers they caught. They went back to their own inheritance, rebuilt their cities, and settled in them.
1 Samuel 1:7 וְכֵ֨ןכֵּ֖ן

And this went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival taunted her until she wept and would not eat.
1 Samuel 2:30 לָכֵ֗ן

Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
1 Samuel 3:14 וְלָכֵ֥ן

Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”
1 Samuel 5:5 כֵּ֡ן

That is why, to this day, the priests of Dagon and all who enter the temple of Dagon in Ashdod do not step on the threshold.
1 Samuel 5:7 כֵ֑ן

And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.”
1 Samuel 6:10 כֵּ֔ן

So the men did as instructed. They took two milk cows, hitched them to the cart, and penned up their calves.
1 Samuel 8:8 כֵּ֛ן

Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.
1 Samuel 9:13 כֵּ֣ןכֵ֖ן

As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”
1 Samuel 10:5 כֵּ֗ן

After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
1 Samuel 10:12 כֵּן֙

Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
1 Samuel 15:33 כֵּן־

But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
1 Samuel 19:24 כֵּן֙

Then Saul stripped off his robes and also prophesied before Samuel. And he collapsed and lay naked all that day and night. That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
1 Samuel 20:29 כֵּ֣ן

saying, ‘Please let me go, because our clan is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has told me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he did not come to the king’s table.”
1 Samuel 23:17 כֵּֽן׃

saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
1 Samuel 23:28 כֵּ֗ן

So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.
1 Samuel 24:5 כֵ֔ן

Afterward, David’s conscience was stricken because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.
1 Samuel 24:8 כֵ֗ן

After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
1 Samuel 25:25 כֶּן־

My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.
1 Samuel 26:24 כֵּ֣ן

As surely as I valued your life today, so may the LORD value my life and rescue me from all trouble.”
1 Samuel 27:6 לָכֵ֞ן

That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
1 Samuel 28:2 לָכֵן֙לָכֵ֗ן

David replied, “Then you will come to know what your servant can do.” “Very well,” said Achish. “I will make you my bodyguard for life.”
1 Samuel 28:18 כֵּן֙

Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.
1 Samuel 30:23 כֵ֖ן

But David said, “My brothers, you must not do this with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiders who came against us.
2 Samuel 2:1 כֵ֗ן

Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
2 Samuel 3:9 כֵ֖ן

May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:
2 Samuel 3:28 כֵ֔ן

Afterward, David heard about this and said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.
2 Samuel 5:8 כֵּן֙

On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”
2 Samuel 5:20 כֵּ֗ן

So David went to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.” So he called that place Baal-perazim.
2 Samuel 5:25 כֵּ֔ן

So David did as the LORD had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
2 Samuel 7:17 כֵּ֛ן

So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.
2 Samuel 7:22 כֵּ֥ן

How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
2 Samuel 7:27 כֵּ֗ן

For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.
2 Samuel 8:1 כֵ֔ן

Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
2 Samuel 9:11 כֵּ֖ן

And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons.
2 Samuel 10:1 כֵ֔ן

Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
2 Samuel 12:31 וְכֵ֣ן

David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 13:1 כֵ֗ן

After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
2 Samuel 13:12 כֵ֖ן

“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not humiliate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!