Daniel 4:27:1Dan.4.27.W1TABWLC Daniel 4:24
לָהֵ֣ן
lahen
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- la-HEN
- Extended
- lah-HEHN
- IPA
- /laːˈheːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- therefore
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
la-HEN
- phraseyour reading level
la-HEN mal-KA
- clause
la-HEN mal-KA min-KI yish-PAR a-LAKH a-tsa-TI ve-kha-TAI-kh va-kha-TA-a-kh bits-da-KA pe-RUK va-a-va-ya-TAAKH be-mi-KHAN a-na-YIN
- sentence
la-HEN mal-KA min-KI yish-PAR a-LAKH a-tsa-TI ve-kha-TAI-kh va-kha-TA-a-kh bits-da-KA pe-RUK va-a-va-ya-TAAKH be-mi-KHAN a-na-YIN HEN te-he-VE ar-KHA lish-LEH-ve-takh
Exegesis
The verse opens with lahen {לָהֵן | lā-hēn} ‘therefore’, an Aramaic discourse marker drawing an inference from the preceding judgment.
In context — Daniel 4:27
Therefore, O king, may my counsel be pleasing to you; break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by acts of mercy to the poor; perhaps there will be a lengthening of your tranquility.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 4:27, so the Hebrew word לָהֵ֣ן (lahen) 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 Dan.4.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.27.W1.S1) and character.