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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 it now be known to the king that, if this city is built and the walls completed, they will not pay tax, tribute, or custom, and the king’s treasury will be diminished.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14 - Now because we receive support from the palace, it was not proper for us to see the king’s dishonor; therefore we have sent and informed the king,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:21 - Now give the command to make these men cease, that this city may not be built until the command is given by me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:16 - “Then the same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; but from that time even until now it has been under construction, and it is not finished.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17 - Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us his pleasure concerning this matter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:6 - Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, and your companions the Persians who are beyond the River, keep yourselves far from there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:23 - “I thank You and praise You,
O God of my fathers;
You have given me wisdom and might,
And have now made known to me what we asked of You,
For You have made known to us the king’s demand.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:15 - “Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:37 - Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:12 - “Inasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting dreams, solving riddles, and explaining enigmas[fn] were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:15 - “Now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not give the interpretation of the thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:16 - “And I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and explain enigmas. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:8 - “Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.”
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