כֵּןkên
meaning dubious; either gnat, gnats, gnat-swarm, or [louse, ] lice (Isaiah 51:6; Exodus 8:13; Exodus 8:14; Psalms 105:31; Exodus 8:12)
Pronunciation: kane · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3654
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 8:16 So the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Raise your staff and strike the ground. The dust will turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’”
- Exodus 8:17 So Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded them. When Aaron raised his hand and struck the ground with his staff, gnats infested the entire land, covering the Egyptians and their animals. All the dust in the land of Egypt turned into gnats.
- Exodus 8:18 Pharaoh’s magicians tried to do the same thing with their secret arts, but this time they failed. And the gnats covered everyone, people and animals alike.
- Psalms 105:31 When the Lord spoke, flies descended on the Egyptians, and gnats swarmed across Egypt.
- Isaiah 51:6 Look up to the skies above, and gaze down on the earth below. For the skies will disappear like smoke, and the earth will wear out like a piece of clothing. The people of the earth will die like flies, but my salvation lasts forever. My righteous rule will never end!
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).