Isaiah 17:10:9Isa.17.10.W9TAB
עַל־כֵּ֗ן
alken
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- al-KEN
- Extended
- ahl-KEEN
- IPA
- /ʕalˈkeːn/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-KEN
- clause
al-KEN tit-E-I nit-E na-a-ma-NIM u-ze-MO-rat ZAR tiz-ra-E-NO
- sentence
KI sha-KHAKH-at e-lo-HE yish-EKH ve-TSUR ma-u-ZEKh LO za-KHARKH-at al-KEN tit-E-I nit-E na-a-ma-NIM u-ze-MO-rat ZAR tiz-ra-E-NO
Exegesis
The result clause is marked by al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-kēn} ‘therefore’.
In context — Isaiah 17:10
Because you have forgotten the God of your salvation and have not remembered the Rock of your refuge, therefore you plant pleasing growths and sow a foreign shoot.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 17:10, 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.17.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.10.W9.S1) and character.