Jeremiah 22:16:1Jer.22.16.W1TAB
דָּ֛ן
dan
“he judged”
- Transliteration
- DAN
- Extended
- DAAN
- IPA
- /ˈdaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- he judged
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
DAN
- clause
DAN DIN-a-NI ve-ev-yon AZ TOV
- sentence
DAN DIN-a-NI ve-ev-yon AZ TOV ha-lo-HI ha-da-AT o-TI ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the perfect verb dān {דָּן | dān} “he judged,” followed by the construct chain dīn-ʿānî {דִּן־עָנִי | dīn-ʿānî} “cause of the poor,” expanded by the coordination wə-ʾev-yōn {וְאֶבְיוֹן | wə-ʾev-yōn} “and needy,” spotlighting vulnerable groups.
Root and etymology
“to judge”
In context — Jeremiah 22:16
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is this not to know Me? declares the LORD .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 22:16, so the Hebrew word דָּ֛ן (dan) 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.22.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.16.W1.S1) and character.