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yaʿan יַעַן ‘because’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning to pay attention

yaʿan conj
conj
1) because, therefore, because that, on account of
prep
2) because of, on account of
3) why (with interrogative pron)

Mentioned in Genesis 22:16 Codex Leviticus 26:43 Numbers 20:12, 11:20 Deuteronomy 1:36 Joshua 14:14 Judges 2:20 1 Samuel 15:23, 30:22 1 Kings 8:18, 11:33, 14:15, 21:20, 21:29, 3:11, 13:21, 20:28, 20:42, 14:13, 14:7, 11:11, 20:36, 16:2 2 Kings 21:15, 19:28, 10:30, 1:16, 21:11, 22:19 Isaiah 29:13, 61:1, 37:29, 8:6, 66:4, 3:16, 7:5, 30:12, 65:12 Jeremiah 19:4, 35:18, 48:7, 5:14, 7:13, 23:38, 29:25, 29:31, 35:17, 25:8, 29:23 Ezekiel 20:24, 26:2, 28:2, 36:13, 25:12, 25:3, 25:6, 36:6, 5:7, 5:11, 13:8, 15:8, 16:36, 16:43, 21:29, 22:19, 23:35, 25:8, 25:15, 28:6, 31:10, 34:8, 36:2, 36:3, 44:12, 20:16, 35:5, 13:10, 12:12, 21:9, 34:21, 29:9, 35:10, 13:22, 29:6, 5:9, 24:13 Hosea 8:1 Amos 5:11 Haggai 1:9 Psalms 109:16 Proverbs 1:24 2 Chronicles 6:8, 1:11, 34:27

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