Ezekiel 15:6:1Ezek.15.6.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 KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI ka-a-SHER ETS-ha-GE-fen be-ETS ha-ya-AR a-sher-ne-ta-TI-v la-ESH le-a-khe-LA

  3. sentence

    la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI ka-a-SHER ETS-ha-GE-fen be-ETS ha-ya-AR a-sher-ne-ta-TI-v la-ESH le-a-khe-LA KEN na-TAT-ti et-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-im

Exegesis

The verse begins with the logical connector laken {לָכֵן | lâ-ḵên} ‘therefore’, followed by the prophetic formula koh {כֹּה | kô} ‘thus’ and amar {אָמַר | ’ā-mar} ‘said’, signaling direct speech.

In contextEzekiel 15:6

Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD : “As the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for consuming , so have I given the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 15:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 15:6, 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.15.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.6.W1.S1) and character.