Deuteronomy 19:7:1Deut.19.7.W1TAB
עַל־כֵּ֛ן
alken
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- al-KEN
- Extended
- ahl-KEHN
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-KEN
- clause
al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR
- sentence
al-KEN a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA le-MOR sha-LOSH a-RIM tav-DIL LAKH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal conjunction al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-ken} ‘therefore’, linking this decree to the previous statutes.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:7
Therefore I am commanding you, saying: “You shall set apart three cities for yourself.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 19:7, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֛ן (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.19.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.7.W1.S1) and character.