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בְּכֵן‏ adv. then

then, at that time in the past JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, BabMBK, JBAg, LJLA. TgO Gen12:6 : וֻכנַעֲנָאָה בְכֵין בְאַרעָא‏ the Canaanite was in the land then. GT G Exod15:15 : בְכֵין אֶתְבְהִילוֹ רַברְבֵי אֵדום‏ then the Edomite magnates grew fearful. PJ Gen11:28 : ובכין איתפליג ליביה דהרן‏ then Haran became doubtful. (sequential, often with an implication of a result of a cause) Qumran, Gal, JLAtg, CPA, LJLA. 4QLevi^aar.5.3 . TgO Gen30:13 : אֲרֵי בְכֵין יְשַבְחֻנַנִי נְשַיָא‏ for therefore the women will praise me. PJ Gen14:13 : בכן חוי לאברם עיברא׳‏ then he told Abram the Hebrew. PJ Gen26:20 : והות צבו מן שמיא ויבשת ובכן אהדרו יתה ליצחק‏ there was a heavenly wish and it dried up, so then they returned it to Isaac.

so then, in that case (in the future) JLAtg, Gal, LJLA. TgO Gen24:41 : בְכֵין תְהֵי זָכָא מִמוֹמָתִי‏ then you shall be free of my oath. TgJ Jer5:2 : ואִם בִשמָא דַיוי יָמַן בְכֵין לְשִקרָא אִנוּן מִשתַבעִין‏ if they swear in the Lord's name, then they are swearing falsely. PJ Gen4:15 : בכין כל דקטיל קין לשבעא דרין יתפרע מיניה‏ so then whoever kills Cain will be avenged for seven generations.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 103b; DJBA: 587a; Jastrow: 647; Levy Ch-W: 1:191; Tal Sam: 394;

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mbkyn (mibbəḵēn) adv. from then on