Jeremiah 23:15:1Jer.23.15.W1TAB
לָכֵ֞ן
lakhen
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEN
- Extended
- laa-KHEEN
- IPA
- /laːˈχeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- therefore
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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 tse-va-OT al-ha-ne-vi-IM hin-ne-NI ma-a-KHIL o-TAM la-a-NA ve-hish-ki-TIM me-ROSH
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-ha-ne-vi-IM hin-ne-NI ma-a-KHIL o-TAM la-a-NA ve-hish-ki-TIM me-ROSH KI me-ET ne-vi-E ye-ru-sha-LA-im ya-tse-A kha-nu-PA le-khol-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The adverb lakhen {לָכֵ֞ן | lā-khēn} ‘therefore’ introduces a summative divine verdict.
Root and etymology
Rootl-k-n
“thus”
In context — Jeremiah 23:15
Therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will give them wormwood for food and make them drink waters of poison, for from the prophets of Jerusalem profaneness has gone out to all the land.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 23:15, 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.23.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.15.W1.S1) and character.