2 Samuel 22:50:12 Sam.22.50.W1TAB
עַל־כֵּ֛ן
alkehn
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- al-KEHN
- Extended
- ahl-KEHN
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-KEHN
- clause
al-KEHN o-de-KHA ye-ho-VAH ba-go-YIM
- sentence
al-KEHN o-de-KHA ye-ho-VAH ba-go-YIM u-le-shim-KHA a-zam-MER
Exegesis
The verse begins with the resultative prepositional phrase al-ken {עַל־כֵּ֛ן | ʿal-ken} ‘therefore,’ marking causal connection.
In context — 2 Samuel 22:50
Therefore I will praise You, LORD , among the nations, and to Your name I will sing psalms .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:50:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 22:50, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֛ן (alkehn) 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 Sam.22.50.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.50.W1.S1) and character.