יַעַן (yaʻan) — Because
Hebrew word study: יַעַן (yaʻan), Strong's H3282. properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
KJV translation words: because (that), forasmuch ([phrase] as), seeing then, [phrase] that, [phrase] wheras, [phrase] why.
Strong's H3282 is tagged on 99 words in 94 verses across 18 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 22:16 and last appears in Haggai 1:9.
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Verses (first 25 of 94)
- Genesis 22:16 — יַעַן — because
- Leviticus 26:43 — יַעַן — because
- Numbers 11:20 — יַעַן — because
- Numbers 20:12 — יַעַן — because
- Deuteronomy 1:36 — יַעַן — because
- Joshua 14:14 — יַעַן — because
- Judges 2:20 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Samuel 15:23 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Samuel 30:22 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Kings 3:11 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Kings 8:18 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Kings 11:11 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Kings 11:33 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Kings 13:21 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Kings 14:7 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Kings 14:13 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Kings 14:15 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Kings 16:2 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Kings 20:28 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Kings 20:36 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Kings 20:42 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Kings 21:20 — יַעַן — because
- 1 Kings 21:29 — יַעַן — because
- 2 Kings 1:16 — יַעַן — because
- 2 Kings 10:30 — יַעַן — because
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H1842 דָּן יַעַן (Dân Yaʻan), H3283 יָעֵן (yâʻên).
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What does yaʻan (H3282) mean?
Properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.
How is H3282 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3282 as: because (that), forasmuch ([phrase] as), seeing then, [phrase] that, [phrase] wheras, [phrase] why..
How often does יַעַן (yaʻan) appear?
Strong's H3282 is tagged on 99 words in 94 verses across 18 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 22:16 and last appears in Haggai 1:9.
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