כְּעֶנֶת
kᵉʻeneth · keh-eh'-neth
thus (only in the formula 'and so forth')
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) or כְּעֶת; (Aramaic), feminine of H3705 (כְּעַן);
thus (only in the formula 'and so forth')
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: at such a time.
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › to see and know › the seed, life continuing › the mark, the covenant sign
The open hand that covers that works to see and know of the seed, life continuing of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כְּעֶנֶת above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and at such a time3 · 75%
- peace, and at such a time1 · 25%
Where it is used, by book.
- Ezra4
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.