Ezekiel 13:23:1Ezek.13.23.W1TAB

לָכֵ֗ן

lakhen

therefore

Transliteration
la-KHEN
Extended
laa-KHEEN
IPA
/laːˈχeːn/

Meaning by language

English
therefore

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Result
לָ + כֵ֗ן
la + khen
lakhen

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-KHEN

  2. clause

    la-KHEN SHA-ve LO te-khe-ZE-na ve-KE-sem LO-tik-sa-ME-na OD

  3. sentence

    la-KHEN SHA-ve LO te-khe-ZE-na ve-KE-sem LO-tik-sa-ME-na OD ve-hits-tal-TI ET-a-MI mi-yed-KHEN vi-ya-DAT-ten KI-a-NI Ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The verse begins with the inferential particle lachẹn {לָכֵן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore’, concluding prior indictments.

In contextEzekiel 13:23

Therefore, you will see falsehood no more, and you will not practice divination any longer. I will deliver My people from your hand, and you will know that I am the LORD .

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 13:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 13:23, 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 Ezek.13.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.23.W1.S1) and character.