Ezekiel 16:43:1Ezek.16.43.W1TAB
יַ֗עַן
yaan
“because”
- Transliteration
- YA-an
- Extended
- YA-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 LO-z-khar-TI za-KHART et-ye-ME ne-u-ra-YIKH va-tir-ge-ZI-li be-KHOL-E-le
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER LO-z-khar-TI za-KHART et-ye-ME ne-u-ra-YIKH va-tir-ge-ZI-li be-KHOL-E-le ve-GAM-a-NI HE dar-KEKH be-ROSH na-TAT-ti ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH ve-LO a-si-TI a-SIT et-ha-zim-MA AL kol-to-a-vo-TA-yikh
Exegesis
The verse begins with yaʿan {יַ֗עַן | yāʿān} ‘because’ marking a causal clause.
In context — Ezekiel 16:43
Because you did not remember the days of your youth and provoked Me with all these things, behold, I also have set your way upon your own head, declares the Lord GOD . Have you not committed this lewdness in addition to all your abominations?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:43:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 16:43, 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 Ezek.16.43.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.43.W1.S1) and character.