Job 20:2:1Job.20.2.W1TAB
לָ֭כֵן
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 se-ip-PAI ye-shi-VU-ni
- sentence
la-KHEN se-ip-PAI ye-shi-VU-ni u-va-a-VUR khu-SHI VI
Exegesis
The verse opens with laken {לָכֵן | lā-kēn} ‘therefore’, marking an explicit inference linking Job’s reaction to the preceding lament.
In context — Job 20:2
Therefore my thoughts cause me to answer, and because of my haste within me.
About this coordinate
Job 20:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Job 20:2, so the Hebrew word לָ֭כֵן (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 Job.20.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.20.2.W1.S1) and character.