BDB3945
I.
כֵּן
adjective
right, veritable, honest (properly firm, upright
; Syriac
[untranscribed source text 2475]
recte
PS1662) — absolute כֵּן
Exod 10:29 +
(on possibly construct see 2 near the end); plural כֵּנִים
Gen 42:11; Gen 42:19; Gen 42:31; Gen 42:33; Gen 42:34 —
1.
right, usually indecl., often as
substantive
a right thing
, especially
with vbb. dicendi
Exod 10:29
(
J
) כֵּן דִּבַּרְתָּ, Num 27:7
כֵּן דֹּבְרֹת, Num 36:5 (both
P
); כֵּן יַאֲרִיךְ
Prov 28:2
(the) right (i.e. order and justice) shall last long (see De
Now
VB
); = adverb aright, of pronunciation Judg 12:6 also with verb agendi
Eccl 8:10 (on
Isa 33:23
see III.
כֵּן
below כנן); right well
Ps 65:10 (
Che; al. = so); with לֹא, as
adjective, not right
דְּבָרִים
אֲשֶׁר לֹאכֵֿן
2Kgs 17:9
things which were not right (verb agendi); of heart of a fool Prov 15:7;
Jer 23:10
as substantive = what is not right, upright
Jer 8:6 with verb
agendi
לֹאכֵֿן
2Kgs 7:9
that which is not right we are doing, Jer 48:30 b.
2.
veritable, true, כֵּןצְֿדָקָה
Prov 11:19
the veritable of righteousness = true righteousness; Isa 16:6 = Jer 48:30 a
may be either their boastings are not true or (Thes
Che
Di
Du
Gr
Gie and others) the untruth of their boastings (
לֹאכֵֿן as compound construct); absolute, in assent to something already said,
Right! Correct! True!
Josh 2:4.
3. plural concrete honest (men) Gen 42:11; Gen 42:19; Gen 42:31; Gen 42:33; Gen 42:34
(all
E
).
—
II.
כֵּן
thus, so, see below;
III.
כֵּן
place, base, see below כנן;
IV. [כֵּן], כִּנִּם
, כִּנָּם, see below כנן.