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H3282 יַעַן (yaʻan) yah'-an
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause

KJV Usage: because (that), forasmuch (+ as), seeing then, + that, + wheras, + why

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

יַעַן (ya.an) — because. conj 1) because, therefore, because that, on account of prep 2) because of, on account of 3) why (with interrogative pron)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

1 2SA 24:6 MT HOTTP-B NIV "Dan Jaan" NJPS "Dan-jaan" | REB "Iyyon" CEV "Ijon" = עִיֹּון | RSV NRSV GNT ESV "from Dan" = מִדָּן

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

יַעַן 95 prop. subst. purpose, intention, but always used as prep. or conj. on account of, because base

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