Isaiah 15:7:1Isa.15.7.W1TAB
עַל־כֵּ֖ן
alkehn
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- al-KEHN
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-KEHN
- clause
al-KEHN yit-ra a-SA
- sentence
al-KEHN yit-ra a-SA u-fe-kud-DA-tam AL na-KHAL ha-a-ra-VIM yis-SA-um
Exegesis
The verse opens with the result marker al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-ken} introducing a consequence clause.
In context — Isaiah 15:7
Therefore the surplus they have gained, and what they have stored up, they will carry to the brook of the willows.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 15:7, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֖ן (alkehn) 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.15.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.7.W1.S1) and character.