1 Kings 15:4:21 Kgs.15.4.W2TAB
לְמַ֣עַן
lemaan
“for the sake of”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MAH-ahn
- IPA
- /ləˈma.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the sake of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-MA-an
- phraseyour reading level
le-MA-an da-VID
- clause
KI le-MA-an da-VID na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HA-v LO NIR bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
KI le-MA-an da-VID na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HA-v LO NIR bi-ru-sha-LA-yim le-ha-KIM ET-be-NO a-kha-RAV u-le-ha-mi-ID ET-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for, because’ with the preposition lema‘an {לְמַעַן | lə-ma-‘an} ‘for the sake of’ introduces a causal clause explaining divine motivation.
In context — 1 Kings 15:4
Yet for the sake of David, the LORD his God granted him a lamp in Jerusalem, raising up his son after him and keeping Jerusalem established.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 15:4, so the Hebrew word לְמַ֣עַן (lemaan) 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.15.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.4.W2.S1) and character.