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יַעַן H3282

H3282 is the Hebrew word יַעַן, transliterated yaʻan and said yah'-an. The King James Version most often renders it because.

Word: יַעַןTransliteration: yaʻanSaid: yah'-anLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 16 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to pay attention.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

because 6×forasmuch 3×forasmuch as 2×even because 1×you because 1×whereas 1×more the like because 1×that 1×seeing 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: because (that), forasmuch ([phrase] as), seeing then, [phrase] that, [phrase] wheras, [phrase] why.

Verses using יַעַן

All 16 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 22:16 · KJV

And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

Leviticus 26:43 · KJV

The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.

Numbers 11:20 · KJV

But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?

1 Kings 8:18 · KJV

And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

1 Kings 13:21 · KJV

And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,

1 Kings 14:7 · KJV

Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,

1 Kings 21:29 · KJV

Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.

Isaiah 3:16 · KJV

Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

Isaiah 8:6 · KJV

Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;

Isaiah 29:13 · KJV

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

Ezekiel 5:9 · KJV

And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.

Ezekiel 12:12 · KJV

And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.

Ezekiel 21:4 · KJV

Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:

Ezekiel 25:8 · KJV

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;

Amos 5:11 · KJV

Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.

Haggai 1:9 · KJV

Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3282 mean?

H3282 is the Hebrew word יַעַן (yaʻan), meaning properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.

How is H3282 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it because (6 times), forasmuch (3 times), forasmuch as (2 times), even because (1 time), you because (1 time), among others.

How many times does H3282 appear in the Bible?

יַעַן (yaʻan) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3282 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to pay attention.

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