2 Kings 19:32:12 Kgs.19.32.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 KO-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH el-ME-lekh a-SHUR LO ya-VO el-ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-LO-yo-RE SHAM KHETS
- sentence
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH el-ME-lekh a-SHUR LO ya-VO el-ha-IR ha-ZOT ve-LO-yo-RE SHAM KHETS ve-LO-ye-kad-DE-me-NA ma-GEN ve-LO-yish-POKH a-LE-ha so-le-LA
Exegesis
The verse opens with lakhen {לָכֵ֗ן | lā-ḵên} ‘therefore,’ linking it to the preceding oracle.
In context — 2 Kings 19:32
Therefore, thus says the LORD to the king of Assyria: He will not enter this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor approach it with a shield, nor pour out a siege mound against her.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 19:32, 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 2 Kgs.19.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.32.W1.S1) and character.