Jeremiah 19:6:1Jer.19.6.W1TAB
לָכֵ֞ן
lakhen
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEN
- Extended
- laa-KHEHN
- 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 ve-LO-yik-ka-RE lam-ma-KOM ha-ZE OD ha-TO-fet ve-GE ven-hin-NOM
- sentence
la-KHEN hin-NE-YA-mim ba-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-yik-ka-RE lam-ma-KOM ha-ZE OD ha-TO-fet ve-GE ven-hin-NOM KI im-GE ha-ha-re-GA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal adverb lachen {לָכֵן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore’, indicating a consequence.
Root and etymology
כ־ןkaf–nun
“therefore, for this reason”
In context — Jeremiah 19:6
“Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD , “when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 19:6, 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.19.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.6.W1.S1) and character.