Lexicon H3705
| Lemma | כְּעַן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤏𐤍 |
| Transliteration | kᵉʻan |
| Strong's | H3705 |
| In-context | now |
Morphology AD
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | D — Adverb — Modifies a verb |
SIBI-P1 H3705-01
thus-now
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic adverb (AD), invariable; functions as a temporal particle meaning "now" in Biblical Aramaic (Ezra, Daniel). Likely formed from כֵּן ("thus") with an adverbial extension. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Aramaic adverb כְּעַן derives from כֵּן ("thus, so"), which conveys the idea of what is established or rightly so. Rendering it as "thus-now" preserves both its temporal sense ("now") and its conceptual link to "thus/so," reflecting its adverbial (AD) morphology as an invariable temporal modifier. |
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Words from Root כן (firmness, establishedness, thusness, rightness, so-ness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3705-02 |
ukhean | and so-now |
H3660-02 |
ukhenema | and in-this-set-way |
Word Usage (13 occurrences of H3705)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel 2:23 | וּ/כְעַ֤ן | ukhean | even now |
| Daniel 3:15 | כְּעַ֞ן | kean | now |
| Daniel 4:34 | כְּעַ֞ן | kean | at-the-end-of |