Proverbs 7:15:1Prov.7.15.W1TAB
עַל־כֵּ֭ן
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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-KEN
- clause
al-KEN ya-tsa-TI lik-ra-TE-kha
- sentence
al-KEN ya-tsa-TI lik-ra-TE-kha le-sha-KHER PA-ne-kha va-em-tsa-A-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal connector al–kēn {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal–kēn} ‘therefore’, linking back to the preceding warning.
In context — Proverbs 7:15
So I came out to meet you, to seek your face, and I have found you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 7:15, so the Hebrew word עַל־כֵּ֭ן (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.7.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.15.W1.S1) and character.