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כְּעַן H3705

H3705 is the Hebrew word כְּעַן, transliterated kᵉʻan and said keh-an'. The King James Version most often renders it now.

Word: כְּעַןTransliteration: kᵉʻanSaid: keh-an'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 13 verses

What it means

now.

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) probably from H3652 (כֵּן).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

now 13×

Strong's own list of renderings: now.

Verses using כְּעַן

All 13 verses, quoted in full.

Ezra 4:13 · KJV

Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.

Ezra 4:14 · KJV

Now because we have maintenance from the king’s palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

Ezra 4:21 · KJV

Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.

Ezra 5:16 · KJV

Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.

Ezra 5:17 · KJV

Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

Ezra 6:6 · KJV

Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:

Daniel 2:23 · KJV

I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.

Daniel 3:15 · KJV

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

Daniel 4:37 · KJV

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

Daniel 5:12 · KJV

Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.

Daniel 5:15 · KJV

And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:

Daniel 5:16 · KJV

And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Daniel 6:8 · KJV

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3705 mean?

H3705 is the Hebrew word כְּעַן (kᵉʻan), meaning now.

How is H3705 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it now (13 times).

How many times does H3705 appear in the Bible?

כְּעַן (kᵉʻan) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3705 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) probably from H3652 (כֵּן).

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