Jeremiah 16:14:1Jer.16.14.W1TAB
לָכֵ֛ן
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 hin-NE-YA-mim ba-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
la-KHEN hin-NE-YA-mim ba-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-YE-a-MER OD KHAI-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER he-e-LA ET-be-NE yis-ra-EL me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the inferential adverb lachen {לָכֵן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore’, indicating a conclusion from earlier judgments.
Root and etymology
l-k-nlamed–kaf–nun
“therefore, as a result”
In context — Jeremiah 16:14
“Therefore, behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD , “when it will no longer be said, ‘As the LORD lives who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt.’”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 16:14, so the Hebrew word לָכֵ֛ן (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.16.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.14.W1.S1) and character.