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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 +).
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3705 matches the Hebrew כְּעַן (kᵊʿan),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:13 - Let the king also be aware that if this city is built and its walls are completed, no more tax, custom, or toll will be paid, and the royal treasury will suffer loss.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14 - In light of the fact that we are loyal to the king, and since it does not seem appropriate to us that the king should sustain damage, we are sending the king this information

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:21 - Now give orders that these men cease their work and that this city not be rebuilt until such time as I so instruct.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:16 - Then this Sheshbazzar went and laid the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem. From that time to the present moment it has been in the process of being rebuilt, although it is not yet finished.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17 - "Now if the king is so inclined, let a search be conducted in the royal archives there in Babylon in order to determine whether King Cyrus did in fact issue orders for this temple of God to be rebuilt in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us a decision concerning this matter."

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:6 - "Now Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar Bozenai, and their colleagues, the officials of Trans-Euphrates - all of you stay far away from there!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:23 - O God of my fathers, I acknowledge and glorify you, for you have bestowed wisdom and power on me. Now you have enabled me to understand what I requested from you. For you have enabled me to understand the king's dilemma."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:15 - Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the statue that I had made. If you don't pay homage to it, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. Now, who is that god who can rescue you from my power?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:37 - Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:12 - Thus there was found in this man Daniel, whom the king renamed Belteshazzar, an extraordinary spirit, knowledge, and skill to interpret dreams, solve riddles, and decipher knotty problems. Now summon Daniel, and he will disclose the interpretation."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:15 - Now the wise men and astrologers were brought before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation. But they were unable to disclose the interpretation of the message.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:16 - However, I have heard that you are able to provide interpretations and to decipher knotty problems. Now if you are able to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, you will wear purple and have a golden collar around your neck and be third ruler in the kingdom."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:8 - Now let the king issue a written interdict so that it cannot be altered, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be changed.
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