2 Samuel 18:14:32 Sam.18.14.W3TAB
לֹא־כֵ֖ן
lokhen
“not thus”
- Transliteration
- lo-KHEN
- Extended
- loh-KEHN
- IPA
- /loːˈxeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- not thus
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
lo-KHEN
- clause
va-YO-mer yo-AV lo-KHEN o-khi-LA le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer yo-AV lo-KHEN o-khi-LA le-fa-NE-kha va-yik-KAKH she-lo-SHA she-va-TIM be-KHA-po va-yit-ka-EM be-LEV av-sha-LOM o-de-NU KHAI be-LEV ha-e-LA
Exegesis
The negative phrase lo ken {לֹא כֵּן | lōʾ kên} ‘not thus’ marks Joab’s decisive refusal to delay.
In context — 2 Samuel 18:14
And Joab said, “I will not linger like this before you.” Then he took three javelins in his hand and thrust them into Absalom’s heart while he was still alive in the heart of the oak tree.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 18:14, so the Hebrew word לֹא־כֵ֖ן (lokhen) 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 Sam.18.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.14.W3.S1) and character.