Numbers 25:12:1Num.25.12.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 e-MOR hin-NI no-TEN LO et-be-ri-TI sha-LOM
Exegesis
The opening adverb lachen {לָכֵ֖ן | lâ-ḵên} ‘therefore’ functions as a result marker linking back to God’s earlier warning, while the imperative emor {אֱמֹ֑ר | ’ê-môr} introduces a divine command.
In context — Numbers 25:12
Therefore say, “Behold, I am giving him my covenant of peace.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 25:12, 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.25.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.12.W1.S1) and character.