Ezekiel 13:23:1Ezek.13.23.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 SHA-ve LO te-khe-ZE-na ve-KE-sem LO-tik-sa-ME-na OD
- 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 context — Ezekiel 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.