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Ezekiel 35:5

“Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:” (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
  • יַ֗עַן — 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)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יַעַן here.

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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.