Numbers 16:11:1Num.16.11.W1TAB
לָכֵן
lakhen
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEN
- Extended
- laa-KHEN
- IPA
- /laːˈxen/
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
- sentence
la-KHEN a-TAH ve-KHOL-a-daT-KHA ha-no-a-DIM al-ye-ho-VAH ve-a-ha-RON mah-HU ki-ta-LI-nu a-LAV
Exegesis
The passage begins with the discourse marker lachen {לָכֵן | lā-ḵên}, signaling a direct consequence of earlier events.
In context — Numbers 16:11
Therefore you and all your congregation who have assembled against the LORD —what is Aaron that you grumble against him?
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 16:11, so the Hebrew word לָכֵן (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 Num.16.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.11.W1.S1) and character.