H3282Hebrewyaʿan
יַעַן
because (that), forasmuch ([phrase] as), seeing then, [phrase] that, [phrase] wheras, [phrase] why.
99
Total Occurrences
18
Books
99
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1(conj) because, therefore, because that, on account of
- 2(prep) because of, on account of
- 3why (with interrogative pron)
Etymology & Derivation
from an unused root meaning to pay attention;
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: yaʻan; Pronunciation: yah'-an