על כן

See also: על־כן

Hebrew

Adverb

עַל כֵּן • (al ken)

1. therefore
   • Tanach, Genesis 2:24, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     עַל־כֵּן יַעֲזָב־אִישׁ אֶת־אָבִיו וְאֶת־אִמּוֹ וְדָבַק בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ וְהָיוּ לְבָשָׂר אֶחָד׃

     'al-kén ya'azov-'ísh 'et-'avív v'et-'imó v'davák b'ishtó v'hayú l'vasár 'ekhád.
     ʿal-kēn yaʿăzoḇ-ʾīš ʾeṯ-ʾāḇīw wəʾeṯ-ʾimmō wəḏāḇaq bəʾištō wəhāyū ləḇāśār ʾeḥāḏ.

     Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.

Synonyms

• אֲשֶׁר עַל כֵּן ('ashér al ken)