Ezekiel 14:4:1Ezek.14.4.W1TAB
לָכֵ֣ן
lakhen
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEN
- Extended
- laa-KHEHN
- 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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Word in context
- word
la-KHEN
- phraseyour reading level
la-KHEN da-BER-o-TAM
- clause
la-KHEN da-BER-o-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ISH ISH mi-BET yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-a-LE et-gi-lu-LAV el-li-BO u-mikh-SHOL a-vo-NO ya-SIM NO-khakh pa-NAV u-VA el-ha-na-VI
- sentence
la-KHEN da-BER-o-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ISH ISH mi-BET yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-a-LE et-gi-lu-LAV el-li-BO u-mikh-SHOL a-vo-NO ya-SIM NO-khakh pa-NAV u-VA el-ha-na-VI a-NI ye-ho-VAH na-a-NE-ti LO VE VA be-ROV gi-lu-LAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with laken {לָכֵ֣ן | lā-ḵên} ‘therefore’, marking logical consequence.
In context — Ezekiel 14:4
Therefore, speak to them and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD : Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart , and places the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to the multitude of his idols.’
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 14:4, so the Hebrew word לָכֵ֣ן (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.14.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.4.W1.S1) and character.