Job 20:21:3Job.20.21.W3TAB
עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן
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 lo-ya-KHIL tu-VO
- sentence
EN-sa-RID le-OKH-lo al-KEN lo-ya-KHIL tu-VO
Exegesis
The inferential connector al-ken {עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן | ʿal-kēn} ‘therefore’ marks a tight logical consequence: the earlier lack becomes the basis for the outcome clause.
In context — Job 20:21
There is no remnant for him to eat; therefore his prosperity will not endure.
About this coordinate
Job 20:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Job 20:21, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן (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 Job.20.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.21.W3.S1) and character.