Jeremiah 20:11:5Jer.20.11.W5TAB
עַל־כֵּ֛ן
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
va-ye-ho-VAH o-TI ke-gib-BOR a-RITS al-KEN ro-de-FAI yik-ka-she-LU ve-LO yu-kha-LU
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH o-TI ke-gib-BOR a-RITS al-KEN ro-de-FAI yik-ka-she-LU ve-LO yu-kha-LU BO-shu me-OD ki-LO his-ki-LU ke-lim-MAT o-LAM LO tish-sha-KHE-akh
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ʿal-kên {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-kên} ‘therefore’ connects to the result clauses yiqqāšəlû {יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ | yiqqāšəlû} ‘they will stumble’ and yû-kā-lû {יוּכָּ֑לוּ | yû-kā-lû} ‘they will prevail’, both imperfect forms conveying future certainty.
In context — Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me as a mighty and terrible one; therefore my pursuers will stumble and not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they have not prospered . Their everlasting disgrace will never be forgotten.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 20:11, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֛ן (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 Jer.20.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.11.W5.S1) and character.