כֵ֣ן

𐤊𐤍

khen

so

from 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); [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.

H3651

2 Samuel 20:21 · Word #2

Lexicon H3651

Lemmaכֵּן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤍
Transliterationkên
Strong'sH3651
In-contextso

Morphology HD All morphology codes

Part of Speech D — Adverb — Modifies a verb

SIBI-P1 H3651-03

thus, in an established way

Rootכון (k-w-n)
Core Meaningsto be firm, to be established, to be set upright, to be fixed, to be prepared
Semantic Rangethus, so, in this manner, rightly, accordingly, therefore, indeed, just so, in like manner
Conceptual Significanceכֵּן often signals alignment with what is established, decreed, or confirmed. In biblical thought, it can underscore conformity to divine order or spoken word—what is "so" because it is firmly set, whether by God’s creative act, covenantal decree, or moral standard.
Morphological NotesAdverb (HD), indeclinable; no gender, number, or person marking. Functions adverbially or conjunctively to describe manner, result, or logical relation.
Rendering RationaleThe adverb כֵּן derives from the root כון (“to be firm, established”). Rendering it as “thus, in an established way” preserves the underlying sense of firmness or settled correctness while reflecting its function as an indeclinable adverb (HD) describing manner. It conveys not merely similarity (“so”) but conformity to what is set or confirmed.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root כון (to be firm, to be established, to be set upright, to be fixed, to be prepared)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H403-01 akhen firmly so
H3559-01 akhin I will firmly establish
H3559-02 akhinah Let me set firm
H3559-03 bahakhino when he firmly established him
H3559-04 bahekhin when he caused to stand firm
bamekhonah in the fixed-base
H3559-05 hahekhin that he firmly established
H3559-06 hakhen Make firm!
H3559-07 hakhin he made firm
H3559-08 hakhino his establishing
H3559-09 hakhinonu we have firmly established
H3559-10 hakhinota have you caused to stand firm
H3559-11 hakhinoti I have made firm
H3559-12 hakhinu you (masculine plural) have firmly established
H3654-01 hakinam the fastening gnat
H3559-13 hamekhin the One who makes firm
H4350-01 hamekhonah the established pedestal
H4350-02 hamekhonot the fixed bases
H3559-14 hekhanu we have firmly established
H3559-15 hekhin he firmly established
H3559-16 hekhinah he caused her to stand firm
H3559-17 hekhinani he has made me stand firm
H3559-18 hekhino he firmly established him
H3559-19 hekhinu they established
H3559-20 hikon Be firmly established!
H3559-21 hukhan he/it has been caused to stand firm
H3562-01 kananeyahu Yahu-has-established
H3659-01 kaneyahu Yahu-Establishes
H3653-01 kano its fixed base
H3561-01 kavanim prepared cakes
H3559-22 kehakhin when he caused to stand firm
H3651-01 ken thus, in an established way
H3651-02 kenim upright ones
H3651-04 khenim upright ones
H3559-23 khonanetah you firmly established her
H3559-24 khonenah her establisher
H3562-02 khvnnyhv Yah-has-established (masculine proper name)
kiun Kiyyun (the Established-One)
H3559-25 konaneta you have firmly-established
H3559-26 konanetah you have firmly established
H3559-27 konanu they stand firmly established
H3559-28 konen he firmly established
H3559-29 konenah Establish firmly!
H3559-30 konenehu Make him stand firm
H3559-31 konenu they have made firm
H3559-32 lahakhinah to cause her to stand firm
H3651-05 lakhen for this established reason
H4350-03 lamekhonah for the fixed-base
H3559-33 lehakhin to cause to be firmly established
lekhon to you men
H3199-01 leyakhin to Yāḵîn ("He establishes")
H4349-01 makhon established place
H3559-34 mekhin he who causes to stand firm
H4349-02 mekhon established-place of
H4349-03 mimekhon from the established-place of
H3559-35 mukhan made-ready
H3559-36 mukhanim made-ready ones
H3559-37 nakhon firmly-established
H3559-38 nakhonah she stood firmly established
H3559-39 nakhonu they were made firm
H3559-40 nekhon being-established (one of)
H3559-41 nekhonah firmly-established
H3559-42 nekhonim firmly-established ones
H3559-43 takhin you will firmly establish
H3559-44 tekhineha you have set her firm
H3559-45 tekhonen you will firmly establish
H3559-46 tikon you (ms) will be firmly established / she will be firmly established
H3559-47 tikonani you will firmly establish me
H3559-48 ulehakhin and to firmly establish
H4349-04 umakhon and a fixed foundation-place
H3559-49 utekhonen and you will firmly establish
H3651-06 uvekhen and in such a firmly-set way
H3559-50 vahakhinota and you have caused to stand firm
H3559-51 vahakhinotah and you caused her to stand firm
H3559-52 vahakhinoti and I firmly established
H3559-53 vatekhonen and you firmly established
H3559-54 vatikon and she was set firm
H3559-55 vayakhen and he set firm
H3559-56 vayakhinu and they made firm
H3559-57 vayekhoneneha and he firmly establishes her
H3559-58 vayekhonenekha and he firmly established you
H3559-59 vayekhonenu and they firmly established
H3559-60 vayekhonenuni and they firmly established me
H3559-61 vayekhunenu and he firmly established us
H3559-62 vehakhen and cause to stand firm!
H3559-63 vehakhin and he firmly established
H3559-64 vehakhinu and you have firmly established
H3559-65 vehakhivnu and make yourselves firm and ready!
H3559-66 vehekhinu and they have firmly set in place
H3559-67 vehukhan and-he-made-firm
H3653-02 vekhano and its fixed-stand
H3651-07 vekhen and thus
H3559-68 vekhonaneti and I will firmly establish
H3559-69 vekhonen and establish (you ms) / and he establishes
H3651-08 velakhen and therefore (on that established basis)
H3559-70 vetikonen and may she firmly establish
H3199-02 veyakhin and He‑Will‑Establish
H3559-71 veyikon and he will stand firm
H3559-72 veyikonanu and they will be firmly established
H3559-73 veyikonu and they will be made firm
H3562-03 vkhvnnyhv and Konanyahu (Yah Has Established)
H3559-74 vykhn and-he-caused-to-be-firm
H3559-75 yakhin he establishes
H3078-01 yehoyakhin YHWH-will-establish (masculine singular proper name)
H3204-01 yekhaneyah Yah Will Establish
H3559-76 yekhonen he firmly establishes
H3559-77 yekhoneneha he causes her to stand firm
H3559-78 yikon he will be firmly established
H3559-79 yikonu they will be set firm
H3559-80 yitekonan he will firmly establish himself
H3559-81 ykhyn he causes to stand firm

Word Usage (771 occurrences of H3651)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:7 כֵֽן khen so
Genesis 1:9 כֵֽן khen so
Genesis 1:11 כֵֽן khen so
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