Deuteronomy 15:11:6Deut.15.11.W6TAB
עַל־כֵּ֞ן
alken
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- al-KEN
- 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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Word in context
- word
al-KEN
- clause
al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR pa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-YAD-kha le-a-KHI-kha la-a-ni-YEKH-kha u-le-ev-YON-kha be-ar-TSE-kha
- sentence
KI LO-yekh-DAL ev-YON mi-KE-rev ha-A-retz al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR pa-TO-akh tif-TACH et-YAD-kha le-a-KHI-kha la-a-ni-YEKH-kha u-le-ev-YON-kha be-ar-TSE-kha
Exegesis
The transitional phrase ʿal-kēn {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-kēן} ‘therefore’ introduces the emphatic pronoun ʾănōkî {אָנֹכִי | ʾănōkî} ‘I’, followed by the Piel participle mĕṣavvĕkā {מְצַוְּךָ | mĕṣavvĕkā} ‘commanding you’.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:11
For the poor will never cease from the midst of the land ; therefore I command you to open your hand to your brother, to the poor, and to the needy in your land.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 15:11, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֞ן (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 Deut.15.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.11.W6.S1) and character.