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yaʿan יַעַן ‘Jaan’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from dān דָּן ‘Dan’ and apparently yaʿan יַעַן ‘because’
Roots: דן יען

yaʿan pr n loc
Dan-jaan = "purposeful judgment"
1) a place in Palestine, site unknown and existence perhaps doubtful

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 24:6

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