יַעַן (yaʿan) is a Hebrew conjunction meaning purpose. It appears 99 times in 18 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3282).
יַעַן substantive: purpose, intention, on account of, because
properly substantive purpose, intention, because
Strong's H3282 יַעַן: properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
KJV:because (that), forasmuch (as), seeing then, that, whereas, why.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1650: עָנָה ʿānâ — answer, respond; respond to, meets all demands, testify, make response; make answer; causes; eye, heed, pay attention, begin to speak, sing, shout, announce; give account, afflict, bring low, cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say…
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