Jeremiah 16:21:1Jer.16.21.W1TAB
לָכֵן֙
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 mo-di-I-AM ba-pa-AM ha-ZOT o-di-E-AM et-ya-DI ve-et-ge-vu-ra-TI
- sentence
la-KHEN hin-NE mo-di-I-AM ba-pa-AM ha-ZOT o-di-E-AM et-ya-DI ve-et-ge-vu-ra-TI ve-ya-de-U ki-she-MI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with lakhen {לָכֵן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore,’ signaling a causal transition.
Root and etymology
l-k-nlamed–kaf–nun
“therefore, as a result”
In context — Jeremiah 16:21
Therefore, behold, I am causing them to know—in this time I will cause them to know my hand and my might, and they will know that my name is the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 16:21, so the Hebrew word לָכֵן֙ (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.16.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.21.W1.S1) and character.