1 Kings 14:10:11 Kgs.14.10.W1TAB
לָכֵ֗ן
lakhen
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEN
- Extended
- laa-KHEEN
- IPA
- /laːˈχeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- therefore
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
la-KHEN
- clause
la-KHEN hin-ne-NI me-VI ra-A el-BET ya-rav-AM ve-hikh-RAT-TI le-ya-rav-AM mash-te-IN be-KIR a-TSUR ve-a-ZUV be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
la-KHEN hin-ne-NI me-VI ra-A el-BET ya-rav-AM ve-hikh-RAT-TI le-ya-rav-AM mash-te-IN be-KIR a-TSUR ve-a-ZUV be-yis-ra-EL u-vi-AR-TI a-kha-RE vet-ya-rav-AM ka-a-SHER ye-va-ER ha-ga-LAL ad-tu-MO
Exegesis
The verse begins with lachen {לָכֵ֗ן | lā-ḵên} marking a logical consequence, followed by the attention particle hineni {הִנְנִ֨י | hin-nî} focusing on the speaker.
In context — 1 Kings 14:10
Therefore, behold, I will bring disaster upon the house of Jeroboam, and I will cut off from Jeroboam every one who urinates against a wall —both the restrained and the left free—in Israel, and I will burn away what remains of the house of Jeroboam as one burns dung, until it is finished.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 14:10, so the Hebrew word לָכֵ֗ן (lakhen) 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 1 Kgs.14.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.10.W1.S1) and character.