Isaiah 15:4:7Isa.15.4.W7TAB
עַל־כֵּ֗ן
alken
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- al-KEN
- Extended
- ahl-KEEN
- 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
al-KEN kha-lu-TSE mo-AV ya-ri-U naf-SHO yar-e-A LO
- sentence
va-tiz-AK khe-sh- BON ve-el-a-LE ad-ya-HATS nish-ma ko-LAM al-KEN kha-lu-TSE mo-AV ya-ri-U naf-SHO yar-e-A LO
Exegesis
The conjunction al-kên {עַל־כֵּ֗ן | ʿal-kên} ‘therefore’ introduces a result clause in which chalutsey moav {חֲלֻצֵי־מוֹאָב | ḥā-lut-sēy mō-’āḇ} ‘armed men of Moab’ act by yarieu {יָרִ֔יעוּ | yā-rî-‘ū} ‘they cry out’.
In context — Isaiah 15:4
Heshbon and Elealeh cried out; their voice was heard as far as Jahaz . Therefore, Moab’s armed men shouted; his soul trembled within him.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 15:4, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֗ן (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.15.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.4.W7.S1) and character.