Ezekiel 16:37:1Ezek.16.37.W1TAB

לָ֠כֵן

lakhen

therefore

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

Meaning by language

English
therefore

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Result
לָ֠ + כֵן
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 hin-NE me-ka-BETS et-KOL-me-a-ha-VAY-ikh a-SHER a-RAVT a-le-HEM ve-ET kol-a-SHER a-HAVT al-kol-a-SHER sa-NE

  3. sentence

    la-KHEN hin-NE me-ka-BETS et-KOL-me-a-ha-VAY-ikh a-SHER a-RAVT a-le-HEM ve-ET kol-a-SHER a-HAVT al-kol-a-SHER sa-NE ve-ki-bats-TI o-TAM a-LAI-ikh mi-sa-VIV ve-gil-LE-TI er-va-TEKH a-le-HEM ve-RA-u et-KOL-er-va-TEKH

Exegesis

The verse opens with the adverb lachen {לָכֵן | lā-ḵên} ‘therefore’, introducing the pronouncement of consequence.

Root and etymology

Rootkaf–nun

therefore, as a result

In contextEzekiel 16:37

Therefore, behold, I am gathering all your lovers whom you have mingled with, and all those whom you have loved, along with all those whom you have hated. And I will gather them against you from every side and will uncover your nakedness , so that they may see all your nakedness.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 16:37:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 16:37, so the Hebrew word לָ֠כֵן (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.16.37.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.37.W1.S1) and character.