Ezekiel 14:11:1Ezek.14.11.W1TAB
לְ֠מַען
lemaan
“in order that”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MAH-ahn
- IPA
- /ləˈma.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- in order that
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-MA-an
- clause
le-MA-an lo-yit-E-u OD BEIT-yis-ra-EL me-a-kha-RAI ve-lo-yit-tam-ME-u OD be-khol-pish-e-HEM
- sentence
le-MA-an lo-yit-E-u OD BEIT-yis-ra-EL me-a-kha-RAI ve-lo-yit-tam-ME-u OD be-khol-pish-e-HEM ve-ha-YU LI le-AM va-a-NI e-he-YE la-HEM le-e-lo-HIM ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the purpose clause lemaʿan {לְמַעַן | lə-maʿan} ‘so that’, indicating divine intention toward restoration.
In context — Ezekiel 14:11
So that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me, nor defile themselves again with all their transgressions ; and they will be My people, and I will be their God —declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 14:11, so the Hebrew word לְ֠מַען (lemaan) 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.14.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.11.W1.S1) and character.