2 Chronicles 20:26:92 Chr.20.26.W9TAB
עַל־כֵּ֡ן
alken
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- al-KEN
- Extended
- ahl-KEEN
- IPA
- /ʕalˈkeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- therefore
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 ka-re-U et-SHEM ha-ma-KOM ha-HU E-mek be-ra-KHA ad-ha-YOM
- sentence
u-va-YOM ha-re-vi-I nik-ha-LU le-E-mek be-ra-KHA ki-SHAM be-ra-KHU et-ye-ho-VAH al-KEN ka-re-U et-SHEM ha-ma-KOM ha-HU E-mek be-ra-KHA ad-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The result clause opens with ʿal·kēn {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal·kēn} “therefore,” leading to qā·rə·ʾū {קָרְאוּ | qā·rə·ʾū} “they called” and the construct ʾet-šēm ham·mā·qōm hā·hū {אֶת־שֵׁם הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא | ʾet-šēm ham·mā·qōm hā·hū} “the name of that place.”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:26
And on the fourth day they assembled at the Valley of Berakhah , for there they blessed the LORD . Therefore that name has endured as the Valley of Berakhah until this day.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:26:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 20:26, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֡ן (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 2 Chr.20.26.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.26.W9.S1) and character.