Lâhên — H3861

Definition

conjunction

therefore; also except

1. therefore
2. except, but
1. except (with negative)
2. however, but

Usually translated as

except, but, save, therefore, wherefore

Origin

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3860

• Lâhên (H3860)

Greek equivalents

• nŷn (G3568)
• plḗn (G4133)

Occurrences

Lâhên occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Daniel (9)

• Ezra 5:12 — But (לָהֵ֗ן) after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
• Daniel 2:6 — But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
• Daniel 2:9 — But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
• Daniel 2:11 — And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except (לָהֵ֣ן) the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
• Daniel 2:30 — But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but (לָהֵ֗ן) for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
• Daniel 3:28 — Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except (לָהֵ֖ן) their own God.
• Daniel 4:27 — Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
• Daniel 6:5 — Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except (לָהֵ֕ן) we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
• Daniel 6:7 — All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save (לָהֵן֙) of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
• Daniel 6:12 — Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save (לָהֵן֙) of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.