Ezekiel 20:26:9Ezek.20.26.W9TAB
לְמַ֙עַן֙
lemaan
“so that”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MAH-ahn
- IPA
- /ləˈmaʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- so that
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-MA-an
- clause
le-MA-an a-shim-MEM le-MA-an a-SHER ye-de-U a-SHER a-NI ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-a-tam-ME o-TAM be-mat-te-no-TAM be-ha-a-VIR KAL-PE-ter RA-kham le-MA-an a-shim-MEM le-MA-an a-SHER ye-de-U a-SHER a-NI ye-ho-VAH
In context — Ezekiel 20:26
And I defiled them through their gifts when they caused to pass every opener of the womb, so that I might devastate them, and in order that they might know that I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:26:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 20:26, so the Hebrew word לְמַ֙עַן֙ (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.20.26.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.26.W9.S1) and character.