Ezekiel 20:24:1Ezek.20.24.W1TAB
יַ֚עַן
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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Word in context
- word
YA-an
- clause
YA-an mish-pa-TAI LO-a-SU ve-khu-kO-TAI ma-A-SU ve-ET-shab-be-TO-TAI khil-le-LU
- sentence
YA-an mish-pa-TAI LO-a-SU ve-khu-kO-TAI ma-A-SU ve-ET-shab-be-TO-TAI khil-le-LU ve-a-kha-REI gil-lu-LEI a-vo-TAM ha-YU e-NEI-hem
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal preposition yaʿan {יַעַן | yāʿăn} ‘because’, linking the subsequent enumerated sins directly to divine commands.
In context — Ezekiel 20:24
Because they did not carry out my judgments and despised my statutes , profaned my Sabbaths, and set their eyes on the idols of their fathers.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 20:24, 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.20.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.24.W1.S1) and character.