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כְּעֶנֶת

keenet · and now

Aramaic word · Strong’s number H3706 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

keenet (כְּעֶנֶת) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “and now”.

"And now" (Aramaic): the formula with which letters passed from the greeting to the matter.

How to say it

ke·e·net

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. Formula turning to the business of a letter (Aramaic).

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Where it appears

  • Ezra 4:10

    and the rest of the nations whom Osnappar, the great and noble, carried into exile and settled them in the city of Samaria, and the rest of the other side of the river. And now:

  • Ezra 4:11

    This is the copy of the letter that they sent to him: “To Artaxerxes the king: your servants, the men of the other side of the river. And now:

  • Ezra 4:17

    The king sent an answer: “To Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe and the rest of their companions who live in Samaria and the rest of the other side of the river: Peace. And now:

  • Ezra 7:12

    “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the Elah of the heavens: complete peace. And now: