Strongs Number: H3282
- Hebrew Word
- יַעַן
- Transliteration
- yaʻan
- Phonetic
- yah'-an
- Part of Speech
- Conjunction
- Strongs Definition
-
properly heed; by implication purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
- BDB Definition
-
1. because, therefore, because that, on account of prep
2. because of, on account of
3. why (with interrogative pron)
- Origin
- From an unused root meaning to pay attention
- Bible Usage
- because ({that}) forasmuch (+ {as}) seeing {then} + {that} + {whereas} + why.