Ezekiel 23:35:1Ezek.23.35.W1TAB

לָכֵ֗ן

lakhen

therefore

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

Meaning by language

English
therefore

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Result
לָ + כֵ֗ן
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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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    la-KHEN

  2. 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

  3. 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 contextEzekiel 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.