Ezekiel 22:12:3Ezek.22.12.W3TAB
לְמַ֣עַן
lemaan
“for the sake of”
- Transliteration
- le-MA-an
- Extended
- leh-MA-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-FOKH-DAM
- clause
SHO-khad la-khu-VAKH le-MA-an she-FOKH-DAM
- sentence
SHO-khad la-khu-VAKH le-MA-an she-FOKH-DAM NE-shekh ve-tar-BIT la-ka-KHAT vat-te-va-TSI re-A-yikh ba-O-shek ve-O-ti sha-KHAKHT ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The purpose clause is introduced by lemaʻan {לְמַ֣עַן | lə-maʿan} ‘in order that’ governing the infinitive shefakh {שְׁפָךְ | šə-p̄aḵ} ‘to shed’ with dam {דָּם | dām} ‘blood’.
In context — Ezekiel 22:12
Among you they accept bribes for bloodshed; you take interest and profit and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; and you have forgotten Me, declares the Lord GOD.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 22:12, 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.22.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.12.W3.S1) and character.