כן

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כן¹

  • /ken/ Modern Israeli
  • /keːn/
  • [kʰeːn]

Sounds like קֵן · Rhymes with -en

adverb כֵּן · kén

  1. yes
  2. archaic thus, so וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לֹא־יֵעָשֶׂה כֵן בִּמְקוֹמֵנוּ לָתֵת הַצְּעִירָה לִפְנֵי הַבְּכִירָה׃

כן²

  • /kan/

noun כַּן · kan

  1. pedestal, stand

In English

  • yes word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
  • frank bluntly honest
  • pedestal the base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like
  • sincere earnest

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כן},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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