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כֵּןStrong’s H3651

ken

Appears in 731 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Ken is the Hebrew word usually translated “therefore”, “thus” and “so”. It appears in 731 verses of the Old Testament.

“But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.”
Zechariah 1:6 KJV
Meaning
  1. Right, just, honest, true, veritableright, just, honest · correct · true, veritable
  2. Adv
How it's translated
  • therefore 195
  • thus 180
  • so 175
  • -fore 145
  • and thus 30
  • right 14
  • honest 5
  • and therefore 5

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Jeremiah 98
  • Ezekiel 82
  • Isaiah 69
  • Genesis 56
  • Exodus 49
  • Numbers 35

35 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

כֵּן ken · right

adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable

[כִּי עַל] כֵּן [ki al] ken · as

adv forasmuch as, since

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “right” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

RIGHT, adjective

rite. [Latin rectus, from the root of rego, properly to strain or stretch, whence straight.]

  1. Straight.
  2. In morals and religion, just; equitable; accordant to the standard of truth and justice or the will of God.
  3. Fit; suitable; proper; becoming.
  4. Lawful; as the right heir of an estate.
All definitions and other forms of “right”
  1. True; not erroneous or wrong; according to fact.
  2. Correct; passing a true judgment; not mistaken or wrong.
  3. Not left; most convenient or dextrous; as the right hand, which is generally most strong or most convenient in use.
  4. Most favorable or convenient.
  5. Properly placed, disposed or adjusted; orderly; well regulated.
  6. Well performed, as an art or act.
  7. Most direct; as the right way from London to Oxford.
  8. Being on the same side as the right hand; as the right side.
  9. Being on the right hand of a person whose face is towards the mouth of a river; as the right bank of the Hudson.

RIGHT, adverb

  1. In a right or straight line; directly.“Let thine eyes look right on” Proverbs 4:25
  2. According to the law or will of God, or to the standard of truth and justice; as, to judge right
  3. According to any rule of art.
  4. According to fact or truth; as, to tell a story right
  5. In a great degree; very; as right humble; right noble; right valiant. [Obsolescent or inelegant.]
  6. It is prefixed to titles; as in right honorable; right reverend.

RIGHT, noun

  1. Conformity to the will of God, or to his law, the perfect standard of truth and justice.
  2. Conformity to human laws, or to other human standard of truth, propriety or justice.
  3. Justice; that which is due or proper; as, to do right to every man.
  4. Freedom from error; conformity with truth or fact.
  5. Just claim; legal title; ownership; the legal power of exclusive possession and enjoyment.
  6. Just claim by courtesy, customs, or the principles of civility and decorum.
  7. Just claim by sovereignty; prerogative.
  8. That which justly belongs to one.
  9. Property; interest.
  10. Just claim; immunity; privilege.
  11. Authority; legal power.
  12. In the United States, a tract of land; or a share or proportion of property, as in a mine or manufactory.
  13. The side opposite to the left; as on the right Look to the right
  14. To rights, in a direct line; straight. [Unusual.]
  15. Directly; soon.

RIGHT, verb transitive

  1. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; as, to right an injured person.
  2. In seamen's language, to right a ship, is to restore her to an upright position from a careen.

RIGHT, verb intransitive

To rise with the masts erect, as a ship.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.