Ezekiel 21:24:14Ezek.21.24.W14TABWLC Ezekiel 21:29
יַ֚עַן
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 hiz-za-KHER-khem ba-KAF tit-ta-fe-SU
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an haz-kar-KHEM a-von-KHEM be-hig-ga-LOT pish-e-KHEM le-he-ra-OT kha-to-o-TE-khem be-KHOL a-li-lo-TE-khem YA-an hiz-za-KHER-khem ba-KAF tit-ta-fe-SU
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction yaʿan {יַעַן | ya-ʿan} introduces two parallel causal clauses, underscoring repeated culpability.
In context — Ezekiel 21:24
Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD : Because you have made your iniquity to be remembered and your transgressions have been exposed in all your deeds—because you are remembered, you will be seized by the hand.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:24:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Ezekiel 21:24, 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.21.24.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.24.W14.S1) and character.