Ezekiel 21:15:1Ezek.21.15.W1TABWLC Ezekiel 21:20
לְמַ֣עַן
lemaan
“in order that”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MAH-ahn
- IPA
- /ləˈmaʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- in order 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
- phraseyour reading level
le-MA-an la-MOG LEV
- sentence
le-MA-an la-MOG LEV ve-har-BE ha-mik-sho-LIM AL KOL-sha-a-re-HEM na-TA-ti iv-khat-KHA-rev AKH a-su-YA le-va-RAK me-u-TA le-TA-vakh
Exegesis
The purpose clause lemaʿan {לְמַעַן | lə-maʿan} ‘so that’ introduces dual outcomes.
In context — Ezekiel 21:15
So that their heart may faint, and to multiply the stumbling blocks at all their gates, I have set the flashing blade, sharpened for slaughter and prepared.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 21:15, 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.21.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.15.W1.S1) and character.