Proverbs 6:15:1Prov.6.15.W1TAB
עַל־כֵּ֗ן
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 pit-e-OM ya-VO e-DO
- sentence
al-KEN pit-e-OM ya-VO e-DO PE-ta yish-SHA-ver ve-EN mar-PE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal particle al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-ken} ‘therefore’, linking to the prior context.
In context — Proverbs 6:15
Therefore his calamity will come suddenly; in an instant he will be broken, and there will be no healing .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:15, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֗ן (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 Prov.6.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.15.W1.S1) and character.