Ezekiel 20:30:1Ezek.20.30.W1TAB
לָכֵ֖ן
lakhen
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEN
- Extended
- laa-KHEHN
- IPA
- /laːˈχeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- therefore
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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
- sentence
la-KHEN e-MOR el-BET yis-ra-EL KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI hab-de-REKH a-vo-te-KHEM a-TEM nit-me-IM ve-a-kha-REI shi-ku-tse-HEM a-TEM zo-NIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the inferential adverb lakhen {לָכֵן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore’ introducing prophetic speech, followed by the Qal imperative emor {אֱמֹר | ʾĕ-mōr} ‘say’ and the prepositional phrase el beit yisrael {אֶל־בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾel-bêt-yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘to the house of Israel’.
In context — Ezekiel 20:30
Therefore say to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord GOD —Is it in the way of your fathers that you defile yourselves and after their abominations you commit harlotry?”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 20:30, so the Hebrew word לָכֵ֖ן (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.20.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.30.W1.S1) and character.