Ezekiel 13:22:1Ezek.13.22.W1TAB
יַ֣עַן
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
- phraseyour reading level
YA-an ha-khe-OT lev-tsa-DIK
- clause
YA-an ha-khe-OT lev-tsa-DIK SHE-ker va-a-NI LO hik-e-VAT-tiv
- sentence
YA-an ha-khe-OT lev-tsa-DIK SHE-ker va-a-NI LO hik-e-VAT-tiv u-le-kha-ZEK ye-DE ra-SHA le-vil-TI-shuv mid-dar-KHO ha-RA le-ha-kha-yo-TO
Exegesis
The verse opens with yaʿan {יַעַן | ya‘an}, a causal conjunction introducing a reason clause.
In context — Ezekiel 13:22
Because you have made the heart of the righteous sad with lies, though I have not caused him grief, and you have strengthened the hands of the wicked so that he does not turn from his evil way to preserve his life.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 13:22, so the Hebrew word יַ֣עַן (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 Ezek.13.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.22.W1.S1) and character.