Ezekiel 23:35:1Ezek.23.35.W1TAB
לָכֵ֗ן
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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-KHEN
- clause
la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH YA-an sha-KHAKHT o-TI va-tash-li-KHI o-TI a-kha-RE ga-VEKH
- sentence
la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH YA-an sha-KHAKHT o-TI va-tash-li-KHI o-TI a-kha-RE ga-VEKH ve-gam-AT se-I zim-ma-TEKH ve-et-taz-nu-ta-YIKH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal particle laken {לָכֵן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore,’ linking this pronouncement to earlier judgment.
In context — Ezekiel 23:35
Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD : Because you have forgotten Me and have cast Me behind your back, you also must now bear your lewdness and your whoredoms.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:35:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 23:35, 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.23.35.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.35.W1.S1) and character.