Exodus 16:29:6Exod.16.29.W6TAB
עַל־כֵּ֠ן
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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Word in context
- word
al-KEN
- clause
re-U ki-ye-ho-VAH na-TAN la-KHEM ha-sha-BAT al-KEN HU no-TEN la-KHEM ba-YOM ha-shi-SHEE LE-khem yo-MA-yim
- sentence
re-U ki-ye-ho-VAH na-TAN la-KHEM ha-sha-BAT al-KEN HU no-TEN la-KHEM ba-YOM ha-shi-SHEE LE-khem yo-MA-yim she-VOO EESH takh-TAAV al-ye-TSE EESH mim-me-ko-MO ba-YOM ha-she-vi-EE
Exegesis
The phrase al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal kēn} ‘therefore’ transitions to the provision clause, where the participle noten {נֹתֵן | nō-ṯēn} ‘giving’ with the independent pronoun hu {הוּא | hû} marks ongoing divine action.
In context — Exodus 16:29
See, because the LORD has given you the Sabbath; therefore He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain, each person, in his place; do not let any person go out from his place on the seventh day.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:29:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 16:29, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֠ן (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 Exod.16.29.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.29.W6.S1) and character.