Strong’s H3653 · Hebrew
כֵּן
kên
kane
Definition
a stand, i.e. pedestal or station
Etymology
the same as H3651 (כֵּן), used as a noun;
Where the KJV renders it
- base
- estate
- foot
- office
- place
- well
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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