1 Kings 16:2:11 Kgs.16.2.W1TAB
יַ֗עַן
yaan
“because”
- Transliteration
- YA-an
- Extended
- YAH-ahn
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
YA-an
- clause
YA-an a-SHER ha-ri-mo-TI-kha MIN-he-a-FAR va-et-TEN-kha na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER ha-ri-mo-TI-kha MIN-he-a-FAR va-et-TEN-kha na-GID AL a-MI yis-ra-EL va-TE-lekh be-DE-rekh ya-rav-AM va-ta-kha-TI ET-a-MI yis-ra-EL le-hakh-i-SE-ni be-kha-to-TAM
Exegesis
The causal conjunction yaʻan {יַעַן | yaʻan} “because” with the relative ’ăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ăšer} “which/that” introduces the reason clause.
In context — 1 Kings 16:2
Because I raised you from the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, but you walked in the way of Jeroboam and caused My people Israel to sin, provoking Me to anger by their sins.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 16:2, 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.16.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.2.W1.S1) and character.