垦
kěn
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How is 垦 read in the Chinese Bible?
垦 is read kěn in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses across 3 books, first in Isaiah 28:24. Common words: 开垦.
- Occurrences
- 3
- Verses
- 3
- Books
- 3
- First in
- Isaiah 28:24
Words it forms in the Bible
- 开垦kāi kěn× 3to clear a wild area for cultivation
Meaning: to cultivate, to farm; to reclaim
In the text
- Isaiah 28:24
那耕地为要撒种的， 岂是常常耕地呢？ 岂是常常开垦耙地呢？
- Jeremiah 4:3
耶和华对犹大和耶路撒冷人如此说： 要开垦你们的荒地， 不要撒种在荆棘中。
- Hosea 10:12
你们要为自己栽种公义， 就能收割慈爱。 现今正是寻求耶和华的时候； 你们要开垦荒地，等他临到， 使公义如雨降在你们身上。
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.