Ezekiel 21:4:6Ezek.21.4.W6TABWLC Ezekiel 21:9
לָכֵן
lakhen
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEN
- Extended
- laa-KHEEN
- 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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Word in context
- word
la-KHEN
- phraseyour reading level
la-KHEN te-TSE khar-BI mi-ta-e-ra
- clause
la-KHEN te-TSE khar-BI mi-ta-e-ra el-KOL-ba-SAR mi-NE-gev tsa-FON
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER-hi-khra-TI mi-MEKH tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA la-KHEN te-TSE khar-BI mi-ta-e-ra el-KOL-ba-SAR mi-NE-gev tsa-FON
Exegesis
The particle lakhen {לָכֵן | lā-ḵēn} links cause (divine cutting off) and effect (sword coming out), highlighting the reliability of prophetic judgment.
In context — Ezekiel 21:4
Because I am about to cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked, my sword will come out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 21:4, so the Hebrew word לָכֵן (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.21.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.4.W6.S1) and character.