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Jeremiah 29:23

“Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the Lord.” (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
  • יַ֡עַן — 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.