Jeremiah 18:13:1Jer.18.13.W1TAB
לָכֵ֗ן
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 KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH sha-a-LU-na ba-go-YIM MI sha-MA ka-E-le
- sentence
la-KHEN KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH sha-a-LU-na ba-go-YIM MI sha-MA ka-E-le sha-a-ru-RIT a-se-TA me-OD be-tu-LAT yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal adverb lakhen {לָכֵן | lā·ḵên} ‘therefore’, introducing a conclusion from the preceding context.
In context — Jeremiah 18:13
Therefore, thus says the LORD : “Ask among the nations, ‘Who has ever heard anything like this?’ The virgin of Israel has done a horrible thing , exceedingly so.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 18:13, 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 Jer.18.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.13.W1.S1) and character.