Jeremiah 19:4:1Jer.19.4.W1TAB
יַ֣עַן
yaan
“because of”
- Transliteration
- YA-an
- Extended
- YAH-an
- IPA
- /ˈja.ʕan/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of
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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
- phraseyour reading level
YA-an a-SHER a-za-VU-ni
- clause
YA-an a-SHER a-za-VU-ni va-ye-nak-KHE-ru et-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE va-ye-kat-TE-ru-VO le-e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM a-SHER lo-ye-da-UM HE-ma va-a-vo-te-HEM u-mal-KHE ye-hu-DA
- sentence
YA-an a-SHER a-za-VU-ni va-ye-nak-KHE-ru et-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE va-ye-kat-TE-ru-VO le-e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM a-SHER lo-ye-da-UM HE-ma va-a-vo-te-HEM u-mal-KHE ye-hu-DA u-mal-E-u et-ha-ma-KOM ha-ZE DAM ne-ki-YIM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the causal conjunction yaan {יַ֣עַן | yaʿan} ‘because’, introducing the reason for divine action.
In context — Jeremiah 19:4
Because they have forsaken Me and have estranged this place, burning incense here to other gods that neither they, nor their fathers, nor the kings of Judah had known, and have filled this place with the blood of the innocent .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 19:4, so the Hebrew word יַ֣עַן (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 Jer.19.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.4.W1.S1) and character.