Ezekiel 21:4:1Ezek.21.4.W1TABWLC Ezekiel 21:9
יַ֛עַן
yaan
“because”
- Transliteration
- YA-an
- Extended
- YAH-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-hi-khra-TI mi-MEKH tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER-hi-khra-TI mi-MEKH tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA la-KHEN te-TSE khar-BI mi-ta-e-ra el-KOL-ba-SAR mi-NE-gev tsa-FON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav consecutive vayya’an {וַיַּעַן | way-yaʿan} introducing the prophetic declaration, followed by the relative clause asher hikrati mimekh {אֲשֶׁר־הִכְרַתִּי מִמֵּךְ | ʾă-šer ḥik-rat-tî mi-mekh} which uses the hiphil perfect to express imminent divine action.
In context — Ezekiel 21:4
Because I am about to cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked, my sword will come out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Ezekiel 21:4, so the Hebrew word יַ֛עַן (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.21.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.4.W1.S1) and character.