Genesis 20:6:16Gen.20.6.W16TAB
עַל־כֵּ֥ן
alken
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- al-KEN
- Extended
- ahl-KEHN
- IPA
- /ʕal.ˈkeːn/
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
- phraseyour reading level
al-KEN lo-ne-ta-TI-kha
- clause
al-KEN lo-ne-ta-TI-kha li-ne-GO-a e-le-HA
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-LAV ha-e-lo-HIM ba-kha-LOM GAM a-no-KHI ya-da-e-TI KI ve-tam-le-vav-KHA a-SI-ta ZOT va-e-khe-SOKH gam-a-no-KHI o-te-KHA me-kha-to-LI al-KEN lo-ne-ta-TI-kha li-ne-GO-a e-le-HA
Exegesis
The inferential al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal·kēn} introduces the logical conclusion, which is then expressed in lo-netaticha lin-gōaʿ eleha {לֹא־נְתַתִּ֖יךָ לִנְגֹּ֥עַ אֵלֶֽיהָ | lō·nə·taṭ·tî·kā lin·gō·aʿ ʾê·l(h)ā}, where ‘allow’ evidences divine prohibition and the infinitive ‘to touch’ defines the barred act.
In context — Genesis 20:6
And God said to him in a dream, “Truly, I discerned that in the integrity of your heart you acted thus; and I, even I, restrained you from transgressing against Me. Therefore I did not permit you to touch her.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:6:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Genesis 20:6, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֥ן (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.20.6.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.6.W16.S1) and character.