Yaʻan — H3282

H3282 · Hebrew — יען

Pronunciation: yah'-an

Definition

conjunction

properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause

  1. conj
  2. because, therefore, because that, on account of
  3. prep
  4. because of, on account of
  5. why (with interrogative pron)

Usually translated as

because, forasmuch, that, why, seeing then, wheras

Origin

from an unused root meaning to pay attention

Occurrences

Yaʻan occurs 96 times in 91 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Leviticus (1), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (1), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (14), 2 Kings (6), 2 Chronicles (2), Psalms (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (9), Jeremiah (9), Ezekiel (37), Hosea (1), Amos (1), Haggai (1)

Strong's Lexicon — Y