ken · thus, so

What it means

ken (כֵּן) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “thus, so”.

(Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "ken".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. In this way: it announces what is about to be said (Aramaic).

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• this ×5
• thus ×3

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Ezra×2
• Daniel×6

• Ezra 5:3

  At that time Tattenai, governor of the other side of the river, and Shethar-bozenai and their companions came to them, and thus they said to them: “Who gave you an order to build this house and to finish this structure?”

• Ezra 6:2

  And there was found in Ecbatana, in the fortress that is in the province of Media, a scroll, and thus was written in it: “Memorial:

• Daniel 2:24

  Because of this Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he went and said this to him: “Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and the interpretation to the king I will declare.”

• Daniel 2:25

  Then Arioch in haste brought Daniel before the king and said this to him: “I have found a man from the sons of the exile of Judah who will make known to the king the interpretation.”

• Daniel 4:14

  He called out with strength and said this: ‘Cut down the tree and cut off its branches; strip off its foliage and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it, and the birds from its branches.

• Daniel 6:6

  Then these supervisors and satraps came thronging to the king and said this to him: “King Darius, live forever!

• Daniel 7:5

  And look, another beast, a second, like a bear, and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and they were saying this to it: ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’

• Daniel 7:23

  Thus he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the kingdoms, and it will devour all the earth and trample it and crush it.