Numbers 21:14:1Num.21.14.W1TAB
עַל־כֵּן֙
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
al-KEN ye-a-MAR be-SE-fer mil-kha-MOT Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
al-KEN ye-a-MAR be-SE-fer mil-kha-MOT Ye-ho-VAH et-va-HEV be-su-FAH ve-et-han-ne-kha-LEEM ar-NON
Exegesis
The phrase al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-kên} ‘therefore’ functions as a causal discourse marker introducing a report.
In context — Numbers 21:14
Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD : Waheb in Suphah and the ravines of Arnon.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 21:14, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּן֙ (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 Num.21.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.14.W1.S1) and character.