Hebrew · Strong's H3282 · Conjunction
יַעַן
ya·an
because
99times used
94verses
18books
How it's translated
- because90
- and by cause2
- because of2
Definition
conj
1) because, therefore, because that, on account of
prep
2) because of, on account of
3) why (with interrogative pron)
Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Ezekiel37
- 1 Kings14
- Jeremiah11
- Isaiah9
- 2 Kings6
- 2 Chronicles3
- Numbers2
- 1 Samuel2
- Genesis1
- Leviticus1
…and 8 more books.
Every verse
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