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2 Kings 21:15
“Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
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
- יַ֗עַן — conjunction
- Usage
- Occurs 99 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 22:16Leviticus 26:43Leviticus 26:43Numbers 11:20Numbers 20:12
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יַעַן here.
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.