Jeremiah 23:38:4Jer.23.38.W4TAB
לָכֵ֗ן
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
ve-im-ma-SA ye-ho-VAH to-me-RU la-KHEN KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH YA-an a-MAR-khem et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ma-SA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-im-ma-SA ye-ho-VAH to-me-RU la-KHEN KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH YA-an a-MAR-khem et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ma-SA ye-ho-VAH va-esh-LAKH a-LEI-khem le-MOR LO to-me-RU ma-SA ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The imperfect tomeru {תֹּאמֵרוּ֒ | tō-mê-rū} ‘you say’ marks an ongoing assertion, and the adverb laken {לָכֵ֗ן | lā-ḵēn} ‘therefore’ introduces the divine response, framed by koh amar YHWH {כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה | kōh ʾā-mar Yə-hō-wāh} ‘thus says the LORD.’
Root and etymology
Rootl-k-n
“thus”
In context — Jeremiah 23:38
But if you say, “The burden of the LORD ,” then thus says the LORD: “Because you have said this word , ‘The burden of the LORD,’ and I sent to you, saying, ‘You shall not say “The burden of the LORD.”’”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 23:38, 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.23.38.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.38.W4.S1) and character.