Know the Word.

Hebrew word

yaʻan

yah'-an

יַעַן

What it means

properly, heed

properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to pay attention

How the King James translates it

  • because9
  • forasmuch5
  • whereas1
  • that1
  • seeing1

Every place it appears 17

Genesis22:16
Leviticus26:43
Numbers11:20
Amos5:11
Haggai1:9
yaʻan — Hebrew word meaning “properly, heed”