Ezekiel 21:24:1Ezek.21.24.W1TABWLC Ezekiel 21:29
לָכֵ֗ן
lakhen
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEN
- Extended
- laa-KHEHN
- IPA
- /laːˈχeːn/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-KHEN
- clause
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an haz-kar-KHEM a-von-KHEM be-hig-ga-LOT pish-e-KHEM le-he-ra-OT kha-to-o-TE-khem be-KHOL a-li-lo-TE-khem
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an haz-kar-KHEM a-von-KHEM be-hig-ga-LOT pish-e-KHEM le-he-ra-OT kha-to-o-TE-khem be-KHOL a-li-lo-TE-khem YA-an hiz-za-KHER-khem ba-KAF tit-ta-fe-SU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal formula lakhen {לָכֵן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore’ and the prophetic proclamation koh-a-mar {כֹּה־אָמַר | kō-ʾā-mar} ‘thus said’, establishing authoritative speech.
In context — Ezekiel 21:24
Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD : Because you have made your iniquity to be remembered and your transgressions have been exposed in all your deeds—because you are remembered, you will be seized by the hand.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 21:24, so the Hebrew word לָכֵ֗ן (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.21.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.24.W1.S1) and character.