Isaiah 13:7:1Isa.13.7.W1TAB
עַל־כֵּ֖ן
alken
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- al-KE-n
- Extended
- ahl-KEEH-n
- IPA
- /ʕalˈkeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- therefore
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-KE-n
- clause
al-KE-n kol-ya-DA-yim tir-pe-NA
- sentence
al-KE-n kol-ya-DA-yim tir-pe-NA ve-khol-le-VAV e-NOSH yim-MAS
Exegesis
The causal prepositional phrase al-ken {עַל־כֵן | ʿal-kên} ‘therefore’ links this oracle to the preceding judgment.
In context — Isaiah 13:7
Therefore all hands will become weak, and every human heart will melt.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 13:7, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֖ן (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 Isa.13.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.7.W1.S1) and character.