Isaiah 16:7:1Isa.16.7.W1TAB
לָכֵ֗ן
lakhen
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEN
- Extended
- laa-KHEEN
- 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 ye-ye-LIL mo-AV le-mo-AV ku-LO ye-ye-LIL
- sentence
la-KHEN ye-ye-LIL mo-AV le-mo-AV ku-LO ye-ye-LIL la-a-shi-SHE kir-kha-RE-set te-he-GU AKH-ne-kha-IM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunctive particle laken {לָכֵן | lā-ḵên} ‘therefore,’ indicating a logical conclusion.
In context — Isaiah 16:7
Therefore Moab will wail for Moab; all of it will wail. For the raisin-cakes of Kir-Hareseth you will groan, utterly stricken.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 16:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Isaiah 16:7, 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 Isa.16.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.16.7.W1.S1) and character.