יַעַן

Strong’s Definition

properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root meaning to pay attention;

KJV Usage

because (that), forasmuch ([phrase] as), seeing then, [phrase] that, [phrase] wheras, [phrase] why.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yaʻan; Pronunciation: yah'-an