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לָהֵן H3861
H3861 is the Hebrew word לָהֵן, transliterated lâhên and said law-hane'. The King James Version most often renders it except.
What it means
therefore; also except.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) corresponding to H3860 (לָהֵן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: but, except, save, therefore, wherefore.
Verses using לָהֵן
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Ezra 5:12 · KJV
But 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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
Daniel 2:30 · KJV
But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but 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 · KJV
Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, 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 their own God.
Daniel 4:27 · KJV
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 · KJV
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
Daniel 6:7 · KJV
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 of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
Daniel 6:12 · KJV
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 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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3861 mean?
H3861 is the Hebrew word לָהֵן (lâhên), meaning therefore; also except.
How is H3861 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it except (3 times), but (2 times), therefore (2 times), save (2 times), wherefore (1 time).
How many times does H3861 appear in the Bible?
לָהֵן (lâhên) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3861 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3860 (לָהֵן).
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