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יַעַן

H3282

Transliteration: yaʻan

Pronunciation: yah'-an

Definition: because

Original: יען

Transliteration: ya‛an

Phonetic: yah'-an

BDB Definition:

  1. because, therefore, because that, on account of (conjunction)
  2. because of, on account of (preposition)
  3. why (with interrogative pronoun) (preposition)

Origin: from an unused root meaning to pay attention

TWOT entry: 1650e

Part(s) of speech:

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יַעַן
Strong's Exhausive Concised Dictionary

because
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