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2 Kings 21:11

“Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יַעַןyaʻan · yah'-an
H3282 · Hebrew
Definition
properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
Derivation
from an unused root meaning to pay attention;
KJV renderings
because (that), forasmuch ([phrase] as), seeing then, [phrase] that, [phrase] wheras, [phrase] why.
Grammar
  • יַעַן֩ — conjunction
Code HC
Usage
Occurs 99 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 22:16Leviticus 26:43Leviticus 26:43Numbers 11:20Numbers 20:12

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.