2 Kings 21:15:12 Kgs.21.15.W1TAB
יַ֗עַן
yaan
“because of”
- Transliteration
- YA-an
- Extended
- YAH-an
- IPA
- /ˈja.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of
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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 a-SU et-ha-RA be-e-NAI va-yih-YU makh-e-si-SIM o-TI
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER a-SU et-ha-RA be-e-NAI va-yih-YU makh-e-si-SIM o-TI min-ha-YOM a-SHER ya-TSE-u a-vo-TAM mim-mits-ra-YIM ve-AD ha-YOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal particle ya'an {יַ֗עַן | yaʿǎn} ‘because’, linking divine rationale to disobedience.
In context — 2 Kings 21:15
Because they have done the evil in My eyes, and they have been provoking Me from the day their fathers went out from Egypt until this day.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 21:15, 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 2 Kgs.21.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.15.W1.S1) and character.