Jeremiah 23:38:8Jer.23.38.W8TAB
יַ֧עַן
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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Word in context
- word
YA-an
- phraseyour reading level
YA-an a-MAR-khem
- clause
ve-im-ma-SA ye-ho-VAH to-me-RU la-KHEN KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH YA-an a-MAR-khem et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ma-SA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-im-ma-SA ye-ho-VAH to-me-RU la-KHEN KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH YA-an a-MAR-khem et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ma-SA ye-ho-VAH va-esh-LAKH a-LEI-khem le-MOR LO to-me-RU ma-SA ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The causal preposition yaan {יַ֧עַן | ya-ʿan} ‘because’ + perfect amarkhem {אֲמָרְכֶ֛ם | ʾă-mār-ḵem} ‘you have said’ leads into the phrase et {אֶת־ | ʾet} + hadavar {הַדָּבָ֥ר | ha-dā-ḇār} ‘the word’ + hazeh {הַזֶּ֖ה | ha-zzeh} ‘this.’
In context — Jeremiah 23:38
But if you say, “The burden of the LORD ,” then thus says the LORD: “Because you have said this word , ‘The burden of the LORD,’ and I sent to you, saying, ‘You shall not say “The burden of the LORD.”’”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:38:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 23:38, so the Hebrew word יַ֧עַן (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.23.38.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.38.W8.S1) and character.