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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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
- clause
la-KHEN hin-ne-NI ko-VETS et-KHEM el-TO-kh ye-ru-sha-LIM
- 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 context — Ezekiel 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.