Genesis 18:5:7Gen.18.5.W7TAB
כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּ֥ן
kialken
“for this reason”
- Transliteration
- ki-al-KEN
- Extended
- kee-ahl-KEHN
- IPA
- /kiː.ʕal.ˈkeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- for this reason
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ki-al-KEN
- phraseyour reading level
ki-al-KEN a-var-TEM
- clause
ve-ek-KHA fat-LE-khem ve-sa-a-DU lib-be-KHEM a-KHAR ta-a-VO-ru ki-al-KEN a-var-TEM al-av-de-KHEM
- sentence
ve-ek-KHA fat-LE-khem ve-sa-a-DU lib-be-KHEM a-KHAR ta-a-VO-ru ki-al-KEN a-var-TEM al-av-de-KHEM va-yo-me-RU KEN ta-a-SE ka-a-SHER dib-bar-TA
Exegesis
The causal formula ki-al-ken avartem al-avdekhem {כִּי־עַל־כֵּן עֲבַרְתֶּם עַל־עַבְדְּכֶם | kî-ʿal-kēn ʿă-ḇar-tem ʿal-ʿaḇ-də-ḵem} attributes purpose to their visit with Abraham’s servant.
In context — Genesis 18:5
Let me bring a morsel of bread and refresh your hearts ; afterward you may pass on, for this reason you have passed by your servant. And they said, “So do, as you have spoken.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 18:5, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּ֥ן (kialken) 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.18.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.5.W7.S1) and character.