Isaiah 21:3:1Isa.21.3.W1TAB
עַל־כֵּ֗ן
alkehn
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- al-KEHN
- 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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Word in context
- word
al-KEHN
- clause
al-KEHN ma-le-U ma-te-NAI khal-kha-LA tsi-ri-IM a-kha-ZU-ni ke-tsi-RE yo-LE-da
- sentence
al-KEHN ma-le-U ma-te-NAI khal-kha-LA tsi-ri-IM a-kha-ZU-ni ke-tsi-RE yo-LE-da na-e-VE-ti mish-she-MO-a niv-ha-AL-ti me-re-OT
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal connector al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-ken} ‘therefore’, linking this oracle’s lament to previous announcements.
In context — Isaiah 21:3
Therefore my loins are filled with anguish; pangs have seized me like the pangs of a woman in labor. I was bent over so that I could scarcely hear , and I was dismayed so that I could scarcely see .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 21:3, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֗ן (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.21.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.3.W1.S1) and character.