H3282

ya`an

yah'-an

from an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause:--because (that), forasmuch (+ as), seeing then, + that, + wheras, + why.

conj

1. because, therefore, because that, on account of prep
2. because of, on account of
3. why (with interrogative pron)