Ezekiel 20:9:2Ezek.20.9.W2TAB
לְמַ֣עַן
lemaan
“for the sake of”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MAH-ahn
- IPA
- /ləˈmaʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the sake of
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
- phraseyour reading level
le-MA-an she-MI
- clause
va-a-AS le-MA-an she-MI le-vil-TI he-KHEL le-e-NE ha-go-YIM
- sentence
va-a-AS le-MA-an she-MI le-vil-TI he-KHEL le-e-NE ha-go-YIM a-SHER-HE-ma be-to-KHAM a-SHER no-da-TI a-le-HEM le-e-ne-HEM le-ho-tsi-AM me-ER-ets mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The purpose clause lema‘an shemi {לְמַעַן שְׁמִי | lə-ma-ʿan šēmî} ‘for the sake of My name’ identifies motive.
In context — Ezekiel 20:9
But I acted for the sake of My name , so as not to be profaned before the eyes of the nations among whom they were and in whose sight I made Myself known by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 20:9, so the Hebrew word לְמַ֣עַן (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.20.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.9.W2.S1) and character.