2 Kings 19:28:12 Kgs.19.28.W1TAB
יַ֚עַן
yaan
“because”
- Transliteration
- YA-an
- Extended
- YAH-an
- 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 hit-ra-GEZ-kha E-lai ve-sha-a-NAN-kha a-LA be-oz-NAI
- sentence
YA-an hit-ra-GEZ-kha E-lai ve-sha-a-NAN-kha a-LA be-oz-NAI ve-sam-TI kha-KHI be-AP-pe-kha u-mit-GI bis-fa-TE-kha va-ha-shi-VO-ti-kha bad-DE-rekh a-sher-BA-ta BAH
Exegesis
The Hebrew causal particle yaan {יַעַן | yā‘ăn} ‘because’ introduces the divine motivation clause.
In context — 2 Kings 19:28
Because you have raged against Me and your arrogance has come up into My ears , I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your lips, and I will cause you to return by the way that you came.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 19:28, so the Hebrew word יַ֚עַן (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 2 Kgs.19.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.28.W1.S1) and character.