Ezekiel 22:19:10Ezek.22.19.W10TAB

לָכֵן֙

lakhen

therefore

Transliteration
la-KHEN
Extended
laa-KHEHN
IPA
/laːˈχeːn/

Meaning by language

English
therefore

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Result
לָ + כֵן֙
la + khen
lakhen

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Qametslong 'ah'
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-KHEN

  2. clause

    la-KHEN hin-ne-NI ko-VETS et-KHEM el-TO-kh ye-ru-sha-LIM

  3. sentence

    la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an he-YOT kul-le-KHEM le-si-GIM la-KHEN hin-ne-NI ko-VETS et-KHEM el-TO-kh ye-ru-sha-LIM

Exegesis

The verse opens with the causal marker lakhen {לָכֵ֗ן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore’ followed by the prophetic formula koh amar {כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ | kō ʾā-mar} ‘thus says’, introducing a divine decree.

In contextEzekiel 22:19

Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD : Because you have all turned into dross , therefore, behold, I Myself am gathering you into the heart of Jerusalem.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 22:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Ezekiel 22:19, so the Hebrew word לָכֵן֙ (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.22.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.19.W10.S1) and character.