1 Chronicles 17:25:101 Chr.17.25.W10TAB
עַל־כֵּן֙
alken
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- al-KEN
- Extended
- ahl-KEEN
- IPA
- /ʕalˈkeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- therefore
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Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
al-KEN
- clause
al-KEN ma-TSA av-de-KHA le-hit-pa-LEL le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
KI a-TA e-lo-HAI ga-LI-ta et-O-zen av-de-KHA liv-NOT LO BA-yit al-KEN ma-TSA av-de-KHA le-hit-pa-LEL le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The particle al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-kên} “therefore” introduces a result clause with matza {מָצָא | mā·ṣāʾ} “he found,” leading into the purpose infinitive lehitpalel lefanekha {לְהִתְפַּלֵּל לְפָנֶיךָ | lə·hit·pal·lêl lə·p̄ā·nê·ḵā} “to pray before You.” The structure highlights the reciprocal dynamic between divine promise and human response.
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:25
For You, my God , have revealed the ear of Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore, Your servant has found it in himself to pray before You.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:25:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Chronicles 17:25, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּן֙ (alken) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.17.25.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.25.W10.S1) and character.