Leviticus 17:12:1Lev.17.12.W1TAB
עַל־כֵּ֤ן
alken
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- al-KEN
- Extended
- ahl-KEHN
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
al-KEN ah-mar-TEE
- clause
al-KEN ah-mar-TEE liv-NEH yis-ra-EL kol-NE-fesh mi-KEM loh-TO-KHAL DAM
- sentence
al-KEN ah-mar-TEE liv-NEH yis-ra-EL kol-NE-fesh mi-KEM loh-TO-KHAL DAM veh-ha-GEHR ha-GAR beh-TOHK-khe-KHEM loh-YO-KHAL DAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-kēn} ‘therefore,’ marking the logical conclusion of prior laws.
In context — Leviticus 17:12
Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, “Every soul among you shall not eat blood, and the sojourner who sojourns among you shall not eat blood.”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 17:12, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֤ן (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 Lev.17.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.12.W1.S1) and character.