Jeremiah 23:10:16Jer.23.10.W16TAB
לֹא־כֵֽן׃
lokhen
“not so or not right”
- Transliteration
- lo-KHEN
- Extended
- loh-KHEEN
- IPA
- /loːˈχeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- not so or not right
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
lo-KHEN
- clause
vat-te-HI me-ru-tsa-TAM ra-A u-ge-vu-ra-TAM lo-KHEN
- sentence
KI me-na-a-FIM mal-A ha-A-rets ki-mip-ne a-LA av-la ha-A-rets yav-SHU ne-OT mid-BAR vat-te-HI me-ru-tsa-TAM ra-A u-ge-vu-ra-TAM lo-KHEN
Exegesis
The wayyiqtol vattehi {וַתְּהִי | wattəhî} ‘and it became’ shifts to human actions: merutsatam {מְרוּצָתָם | mərûṣātām} ‘their running’ and raah {רָעָה | rāʿāh} ‘evil’ emphasize moral deviation, while ugevuratam {וּגְבוּרָתָם | ūgəḇûrātām} ‘their might’ with lo-ken {לֹא־כֵן | lōʾ-kēn} ‘not so’ pronounces a final judgment.
In context — Jeremiah 23:10
For the land is filled with adulterers; because of the curse the land grieves, and the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. Their path is evil, and their strength is not right.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:10:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Jeremiah 23:10, so the Hebrew word לֹא־כֵֽן׃ (lokhen) 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.23.10.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.10.W16.S1) and character.