עַל־כֵּן
Above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications · properly, set upright ; hence (figuratively as adjective) just ; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
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עַל H5921 above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
כֵּן H3651 properly, set upright ; hence (figuratively as adjective) just ; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
What does עַל־כֵּן (al-ken) mean in the Bible?
עַל · כֵּן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications".
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Meaning
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