1 Samuel 23:28:91 Sam.23.28.W9TAB
עַל־כֵּ֗ן
alken
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- al-KE-n
- Extended
- ahl-KEEN
- IPA
- /ʕalˈkeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- therefore
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-KE-n
- clause
al-KE-n kar-E-U la-ma-KOM ha-HU SE-la ha-ma-khle-KOT
- sentence
va-YA-shav sha-UL mir-DOF a-kha-RE da-VID va-YE-lekh lik-RA-at pe-lish-TIM al-KE-n kar-E-U la-ma-KOM ha-HU SE-la ha-ma-khle-KOT
Exegesis
The conjunction al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-kên} introduces the causative naming clause, where the perfect karu {קָרְאוּ | qārᵉ’û} and demonstrative hahu precede the compound place-name sela hammachlekot {סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת | sēla‘ hammāḥleqōṯ}, following the biblical pattern of event-based toponymy.
In context — 1 Samuel 23:28
So Saul turned back from chasing David and went to confront the Philistines; therefore that place was called Sela Hammachlekot.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 23:28, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֗ן (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 Sam.23.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.28.W9.S1) and character.