Isaiah 16:6:8Isa.16.6.W8TAB
לֹא־כֵ֥ן
lokhen
“not so or not right”
- Transliteration
- lo-KHEN
- Extended
- loh-KHEEN
- IPA
- /loːˈxeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- not so or not right
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
lo-KHEN
- phraseyour reading level
lo-KHEN ba-DAI-av
- clause
ga-a-VA-to u-ge-o-NO ve-e-VE-ra-to lo-KHEN ba-DAI-av
- sentence
sha-MA-e-nu ge-ON-mo-AV GE me-OD ga-a-VA-to u-ge-o-NO ve-e-VE-ra-to lo-KHEN ba-DAI-av
Exegesis
The adverb loken {לֹא־כֵ֥ן | lō-kên} ‘not thus’ introduces a sharp contrast with badav {בַּדָּֽיו | ba-dā-v} ‘his boasts’, whose verbless clause heightens the rebuke.
In context — Isaiah 16:6
We have heard of Moab’s pride—how very proud he is—his arrogance, his pride, and his wrath ; but his boasts are not true.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 16:6, so the Hebrew word לֹא־כֵ֥ן (lokhen) 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 Isa.16.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.6.W8.S1) and character.