Ezekiel 20:27:1Ezek.20.27.W1TAB
לָכֵ֣ן
lakhen
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEN
- Extended
- laa-KHEHN
- IPA
- /laːˈħeːn/
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 el-BET yis-ra-EL
- clause
la-KHEN da-BER el-BET yis-ra-EL ben-a-DAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
- sentence
la-KHEN da-BER el-BET yis-ra-EL ben-a-DAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI OD ZOT gid-PE-FU o-TI a-vo-te-KHEM be-ma-a-LAM BI MA-al
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal connector lakhen {לָכֵן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore’ to signal consequence.
In context — Ezekiel 20:27
Therefore, speak to the house of Israel and say to them, "Thus says the Lord GOD : In this your fathers reviled Me, acting treacherously against Me."
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 20:27, 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.20.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.27.W1.S1) and character.