Isaiah 16:11:1Isa.16.11.W1TAB
עַל־כֵּן֙
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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-KEN
- clause
al-KEN ME-ai le-mo-AV ka-ki-NOR ye-he-MU
- sentence
al-KEN ME-ai le-mo-AV ka-ki-NOR ye-he-MU ve-kir-BI le-KIR KHA-res
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal connector al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-kēn} ‘therefore’, linking this lament to the preceding prophecy.
In context — Isaiah 16:11
Therefore my inner parts groan like a harp for Moab, and my inward being groans for Kir Hares.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 16:11, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּן֙ (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.16.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.11.W1.S1) and character.