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Lexicon :: Strong's H3705 - kᵊʿan

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כְּעַן
Transliteration
kᵊʿan
Pronunciation
keh-an'
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from כֵּן (H3652)
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TWOT Reference: 2795

Strong’s Definitions

כְּעַן kᵉʻan, keh-an'; (Aramaic) probably from H3652; now:—now.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H3705 in the following manner: now (12x), now therefore (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H3705 in the following manner: now (12x), now therefore (1x).

  1. now, at this time, until now

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כְּעַן kᵉʻan, keh-an'; (Aramaic) probably from H3652; now:—now.
STRONGS H3705: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† כְּעַן adverb now (so Egyptian Aramaic (CISii. 137 = CookeNo.73 RÉS:361 B S-CPap. C 5); Targum, e.g. Numbers 22:4: עַן probably a substantive from [H6030 עָנָה] the √ of H6256 עֵת, time; so כְּעַן literally at (this) time = Hebrew H6258 עַתָּה : K§ 67, 4); — Daniel 2:23 וּכְעַן הוֺדַעְתַּנִי, Daniel 3:15; Daniel 4:34; Daniel 5:12, 15, 16; Daniel 6:9; Ezra 4:13, 14, 21; Ezra 5:17; Ezra 6:6; עַדכְּֿעַן until now Ezra 5:16 (so Targum Genesis 18:22 +).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:22

Numbers

22:4

Ezra

4:13; 4:14; 4:21; 5:16; 5:17; 6:6

Daniel

2:23; 3:15; 4:34; 5:12; 5:15; 5:16; 6:9

H3705

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Strong's Number H3705 matches the Hebrew כְּעַן (kᵊʿan),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in 'Ezr' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:13 - “Now H3705 let it be known to the king, that if that city is rebuilt and the walls are finished, they will not pay tribute, custom tax, or toll, and it will [fn]be detrimental to the revenue of the kings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14 - “Now H3705 because we [fn]are in the service of the palace, and it is not fitting for us to see the king’s shame, for this reason we have sent word and informed the king,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:21 - “Now H3705 issue a decree to make those men stop work, so that this city will not be rebuilt until a decree is issued by me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:16 - ‘Then that Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem; and from then until now H3705 it has been under construction and it is not yet completed.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17 - “And now H3705, if it pleases the king, let a search be conducted in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, as to whether a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem; and let the king send to us his decision concerning this matter.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:6 -

“Now H3705 as for you, Tattenai, governor of the province beyond the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and [fn]your colleagues, the officials of the provinces beyond the River, [fn]stay away from there.

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