Genesis 16:14:1Gen.16.14.W1TAB
עַל־כֵּן֙
alken
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- al-KEN
- Extended
- ahl-KEHN
- IPA
- /ʕal.ˈkeːn/
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 ka-RA la-be-ER be-ER la-KHAI ro-I
- sentence
al-KEN ka-RA la-be-ER be-ER la-KHAI ro-I hin-NE vein-ka-DESH u-VEIN ba-RED
Exegesis
The verse opens with the inferential conjunction al-ken {עַל־כֵּן֙ | ʿal-kēn} ‘therefore’, linking to the preceding narrative.
In context — Genesis 16:14
For that reason the well was called Beer-lahai-roi ; it is located between Kadesh and Bered.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 16:14, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּן֙ (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 Gen.16.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.14.W1.S1) and character.