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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.

Word: לָהֵןTransliteration: lâhênSaid: law-hane'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

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.

except 3×but 2×therefore 2×save 2×wherefore 1×

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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