Ezekiel 20:16:1Ezek.20.16.W1TAB
יַ֜עַן
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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The word
Word in context
- word
YA-an
- clause
YA-an be-mish-pe-TAI ma-E-su ve-ET-khu-kO-tai lo-ha-le-KHU ba-HEM ve-ET-shab-be-TO-tai khil-le-LU
- sentence
YA-an be-mish-pe-TAI ma-E-su ve-ET-khu-kO-tai lo-ha-le-KHU ba-HEM ve-ET-shab-be-TO-tai khil-le-LU KI a-kha-RE gil-lu-LE-hem lib-BAM ho-LEKH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal particle ya-an {יַעַן | ya-ʿan} ‘because’, establishing the rationale for the sequence.
In context — Ezekiel 20:16
Because they despised my judgments and did not walk in my statutes, but they profaned my Sabbaths ; for their heart went after their idols .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 20:16, so the Hebrew word יַ֜עַן (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.20.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.16.W1.S1) and character.