Ken (כן) means yes in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כֵּן
ken
word
In English
yes
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Ken.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1(בתשובה לשאלה) אמנם, אכן, הדבר נכון.
- 2מילת עזר הבאה לפני הנשוא ומדגישה אותו על דרך החיוב.
- 3לשון המקראנכון; יציב, מבוסס.
The word Ken is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- כֵּן
- Written without vowel points
- כן
- Said
- ken
- Root
- כ־ו־נ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Gematria
- 70
This is how Ken is said in other languages.
- English
- yes
- Arabic
- نعم, أيوة
- Russian
- да
- French
- oui
- Spanish
- sí
- German
- ja
- Yiddish
- יאָ
These words mean nearly the same as Ken.
- אכן
- אומנםindeed
- הן
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These words mean the opposite of Ken.
These words rhyme with Ken.
The word Ken comes from the root כ־ו־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Ken in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ken.
What does Ken (כן) mean in Hebrew?
Ken (כן) means yes. It is said ken, with the stress on ken.
What is a synonym for Ken (כן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ken (כן) are אכן, אומנם, and הן.
What is the opposite of Ken (כן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ken (כן) are לא.
What rhymes with Ken (כן)?
Words that rhyme with Ken (כן) include בן, שן, זקן, התקן, מאפיין, and בין.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.