Numbers 21:27:1Num.21.27.W1TAB
עַל־כֵּ֛ן
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
- clause
al-KEN yom-RU ha-mosh-LEEM BO-u khesh-BON
- sentence
al-KEN yom-RU ha-mosh-LEEM BO-u khesh-BON ti-va-NEH ve-ti-ko-NEN EER see-KHON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal conjunction al־kēn {עַל־כֵּ֛ן | ʿal-kēn} ‘therefore’, framing a result.
In context — Numbers 21:27
Therefore the ones who speak in proverbs will say, “Come to Heshbon , let it be built; and let the city of Sihon be firmly established.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 21:27, 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 Num.21.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.27.W1.S1) and character.