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)

Translation

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Concordance 731 verses

2 Kings 19:32 לָכֵ֗ן

So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
2 Kings 21:12 לָכֵ֗ן

this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it.
2 Kings 22:20 לָכֵן֩

‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
1 Chronicles 11:7 כֵּ֥ן

So David took up residence in the fortress; that is why it was called the City of David.
1 Chronicles 13:4 כֵּ֑ן

And because this proposal seemed right to all the people, the whole assembly agreed to it.
1 Chronicles 14:11 כֵּ֗ן

So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim.
1 Chronicles 17:15 כֵּ֛ן

So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision.
1 Chronicles 17:25 כֵּן֙

For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You.
1 Chronicles 18:1 כֵ֔ן

Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
1 Chronicles 19:1 כֵ֔ן

Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
1 Chronicles 20:3 וְכֵן֙

David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 23:30 וְכֵ֖ן

They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.
2 Chronicles 1:12 כֵ֗ןכֵּֽן׃

therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”
2 Chronicles 1:17 וְ֠כֵן

A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
2 Chronicles 7:22 כֵּן֙

And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
2 Chronicles 8:14 כֵ֔ן

In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.
2 Chronicles 9:19 כֵ֖ן

Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.
2 Chronicles 16:7 כֵּ֗ן

At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
2 Chronicles 18:7 כֵּֽן׃

The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
2 Chronicles 18:11 כֵּ֖ן

And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
2 Chronicles 18:18 לָכֵ֖ן

Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
2 Chronicles 18:21 כֵֽן׃

And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
2 Chronicles 20:26 כֵּ֡ן

On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.
2 Chronicles 32:17 כֵּ֣ן

He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”
2 Chronicles 32:23 כֵֽן׃ס

Many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the LORD and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah, and from then on he was exalted in the eyes of all nations.
2 Chronicles 32:31 וְכֵ֞ן

And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.
2 Chronicles 33:14 כֵ֡ן

After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.
2 Chronicles 35:12 וְכֵ֖ן

They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as is written in the Book of Moses; and they did the same with the bulls.
Ezra 10:12 כֵּ֛ן

And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!
Ezra 10:16 כֵן֮

So the exiles did as proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, each of them identified by name, to represent their families. On the first day of the tenth month they launched the investigation,
Nehemiah 2:16 כֵּ֖ן

The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.
Nehemiah 5:12 כֵּ֣ן

“We will restore it,” they replied, “and will require nothing more from them. We will do as you say.” So I summoned the priests and required of the nobles and officials an oath that they would do what they had promised.
Nehemiah 5:15 כֵ֔ן

The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.
Nehemiah 6:6 כֵּ֛ן

that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,
Nehemiah 6:13 כֵּ֖ן

He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.
Nehemiah 8:17 כֵּן֙

The whole assembly who had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.
Esther 1:8 כֵ֣ן׀

By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
Esther 1:13 כֵן֙

Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
Esther 2:4 כֵּֽן׃ס

Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
Esther 2:12 כֵּ֥ן

In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.
Esther 3:2 כֵ֖ן

All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.
Esther 4:16 כֵּ֑ןוּבְכֵ֞ן

“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”
Esther 6:10 כֵן֙

“Hurry,” said the king to Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.”
Esther 7:5 כֵּֽן׃

Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?”
Esther 9:14 כֵּ֔ן

So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
Esther 9:19 כֵּ֞ן

This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting. It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another.
Esther 9:26 כֵּ֡ןכֵּ֕ן

Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,
Job 3:1 כֵ֗ן

After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
Job 5:27 כֶּֽן־

Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
Job 6:3 כֵּ֝֗ן

For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been rash.