Yaan יַעַן

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Yaan
יַעַן
Transliterationyaan
Strong's numberH3282
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechconjunction
Glossbecause
Occurrences99 in 94 verses
Most frequent inEzekiel (37)

Yaan (Hebrew יַעַן, Strong's H3282) is a Hebrew conjunction meaning “because”. It occurs 99 times in 94 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

conj
1) because, therefore, because that, on account of
prep
2) because of, on account of
3) why (with interrogative pron)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVbecause (9), forasmuch (3), whereas (1), seeing (1)
BSBbecause (74), since (7), even (1), is that why (1), therefore (1), why (1)

Verses

Every verse with Yaan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Joshua

Judges

1 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

2 Chronicles

Psalms

Proverbs

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Ezekiel

Hosea

Amos

Haggai

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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