Ezekiel 13:8:6Ezek.13.8.W6TAB
יַ֚עַן
yaan
“because”
- Transliteration
- YA-an
- Extended
- YA-ahn
- IPA
- /ˈja.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- because
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an da-ber-KHEM SHA-ve va-kha-ZI-tem ka-ZAV
- sentence
la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an da-ber-KHEM SHA-ve va-kha-ZI-tem ka-ZAV la-KHEN hin-NI a-LE-khem ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The conjunction yaan {יַעַן | ya-ʿan} ‘because’ introduces the reason clause dabberkhem {דַּבֶּרְכֶם | dab-běr-ḵem} ‘you spoke’ shav {שָׁוְא | šāv} ‘falsehood’ and va-chazitem {וַחֲזִיתֶם | wa-ḥă-zî-tēm} ‘and you have seen’ kazav {כָּזָב | kā-zāḇ} ‘lies’.
In context — Ezekiel 13:8
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD : “Because you have spoken falsehood and have seen lies , therefore behold, I am against you,” declares the Lord GOD.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 13:8, 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 Ezek.13.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.8.W6.S1) and character.