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Psalms 109:16
“Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
יַעַןyaʻan · yah'-an
H3282 · Hebrew
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.