1 Kings 13:21:101 Kgs.13.21.W10TAB
יַ֗עַן
yaan
“because”
- Transliteration
- YA-an
- Extended
- YA-ahhn
- IPA
- /ˈja.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- because
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
YA-an
- clause
YA-an KI ma-RI-ta PI ye-ho-VAH ve-LO sha-MAR-ta et-ha-mits-VA a-SHER tsiv-e-KHA ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
va-yik-RA el-ISH ha-e-lo-HIM a-sher-BA mi-ye-hu-DA le-MOR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH YA-an KI ma-RI-ta PI ye-ho-VAH ve-LO sha-MAR-ta et-ha-mits-VA a-SHER tsiv-e-KHA ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The conjunction yaʿan kî {יַעַן כִּי | yaʿan kî} introduces a causal clause that explains the rebuke.
In context — 1 Kings 13:21
And he called to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, “Thus says the LORD : Because you have rebelled against the mouth of the LORD and have not kept the command which the LORD your God commanded you.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Kings 13:21, so the Hebrew word יַ֗עַן (yaan) 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 1 Kgs.13.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.21.W10.S1) and character.