1. because, since, inasmuch as — The causal conjunction/adverb yaʿan (יַעַן) meaning 'because, since, inasmuch as,' introducing the reason or cause for a statement, typically in prophetic judgment oracles (e.g., Lev 26:43; Num 11:20; Isa 3:16; Jer 29:19; Ezek 5:11, 13:10, 25:3, 28:2,6,17, 34:8,21, 36:3,13; Zeph 3:11). Frequently appears in the construct yaʿan ʾăšer 'because that' and yaʿan bĕ- 'because of.' English renders 'because' and 'Because'; Spanish 'por cuanto/porque'; Arabic بِسَبَبِ (bisababi) 'because of' and لِأَنَّ (liʾanna) 'because'; Korean 때문에 (ttaemune) 'because of'; Swahili kwa sababu 'because'; Hindi क्योंकि/इसलिए (kyõki/isliye) 'because/therefore.' The two clusters differ only in the presence of the conjunction waw (and-because vs. because), which is a grammatical connector not changing the causal meaning. 99×
AR["بِمَا","بِمَا-أَنَّ","بِمَا-أَنَّكَ","لأَنَّ","لأَنَّهُ","لِأنَّهُ","لِأَنَّ","لِأَنَّكُمَا","لِأَنَّكُمْ"]·ben["কারণ","যেহেতু"]·DE["weil"]·EN["because"]·FR["parce-que"]·heb["יען"]·HI["इसलिए","इसलिए-कि","और-उसके-पुत्रों-को","कारण","क्युनकि","क्योंकि","क्योनकि"]·ID["Karena","Oleh-karena","dan-oleh-karena","karena","oleh karena","oleh-karena"]·IT["perche","perché"]·jav["amargi","jalaran"]·KO["-때문에","까닭은","때문에","왜냐하면","인하여"]·PT["Por-causa-de","Porque","Visto-que","porquanto","porque","¶ porque"]·RU["за-то-что","потому-что","так-как"]·ES["Por-cuanto","Porque","por-cuanto","porque"]·SW["ilikuwa","kwa","kwa-sababu","uliomba"]·TR["dolayı","çünkü"]·urd["اس-لئے-کہ","اس-لیے-کہ","اِس-لیے-کہ","اِس-وجہ-سے-کہ","چونکہ","کیونکہ"]
Gen 22:16, Lev 26:43, Num 11:20, Num 20:12, Deut 1:36, Josh 14:14, Judg 2:20, 1 Sam 15:23, 1 Sam 30:22, 1 Kgs 3:11, 1 Kgs 8:18, 1 Kgs 11:11 (+38 more)
Senses
BDB / Lexicon Reference
יַ֫עַן96 proposes subst., purpose, intention, but always used as prep. or conj., on account of, because (for יַעֲנֶה, of the form יִצְהָר, etc., Sta§ 259 Köii. 403; cf. عَنَى mean, intend):— 1. as prep., rarely with a subst., †Ez 5:9 יַעַן תּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶם, Hg 1:9 יַעַן מָה, v 9 יַעַן בֵּיתִי; with a ptcp. Ez 36:13 יען אמרים because of men saying to you (but read prob. אָמְרָם, Co Toy Berthol);…