Jeremiah 14:15:1Jer.14.15.W1TAB
לָכֵ֞ן
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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Word in context
- word
la-KHEN
- clause
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-niv-be-IM bish-MI va-a-NI lo-she-lakh-TIM ve-HE-ma o-me-RIM KHE-rev ve-ra-AV LO yih-ye ba-A-rets ha-ZOT
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-niv-be-IM bish-MI va-a-NI lo-she-lakh-TIM ve-HE-ma o-me-RIM KHE-rev ve-ra-AV LO yih-ye ba-A-rets ha-ZOT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV yit-ta-MU ha-ne-vi-IM ha-HE-ma
Exegesis
The verse opens with la-khen {לָכֵ֞ן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore’, marking a conclusion from preceding oracles.
In context — Jeremiah 14:15
Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, though I did not send them: they say, “Sword and famine shall not be in this land.” By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 14:15, so the Hebrew word לָכֵ֞ן (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 Jer.14.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.15.W1.S1) and character.