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Lexicon :: Strong's H3861 - lāhēn

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לָהֵן
Transliteration
lāhēn
Pronunciation
law-hane'
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Part of Speech
conjunction
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to לָהֵן (H3860)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2811

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: להן.

Strong’s Definitions

לָהֵן lâhên, law-hane'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H3860; therefore; also except:—but, except, save, therefore, wherefore.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H3861 in the following manner: except (3x), therefore (2x), but (2x), save (2x), wherefore (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H3861 in the following manner: except (3x), therefore (2x), but (2x), save (2x), wherefore (1x).

  1. therefore

  2. except, but

    1. except (with negative)

    2. however, but

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָהֵן lâhên, law-hane'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H3860; therefore; also except:—but, except, save, therefore, wherefore.
STRONGS H3861: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† I. לָהֵן conjunction therefore (Biblical Hebrew [H3860 לָהֵן † Ruth 1:13] (twice in verse), Aramaic of Têma להן CISii. 113 = Cooke195), Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:9; Daniel 4:24 [Daniel 4:27] (LambertRÉJ. 1904. 273 denies I. לָהֵן, taking Biblical Aramaic always as = רַק).

† II. לָהֵן conjunction except, but (from H3809 לָא and הֵן 'not if' (compare Hebrew [H518 אם לא Genesis 24:38]); so Nabataean and Egyptian Aramaic להן Cooke217, 219, 241 S-CPap. C 6, 7+; lâinnî, however SocArab. Dial. see Marokko 44, Anm. 103; Targum אִילָּהֵין Genesis 32:28 [Genesis 32:27]; Genesis 43:3 and elsewhere); —
1. after a negative (= Biblical Hebrew H518 אִם H3588 כִּי, which see):
a. except Daniel 2:11; Daniel 3:28; Daniel 6:6 [Daniel 6:5]; Daniel 6:8 [Daniel 6:7].
b. but (German sondern) Daniel 2:30.
2. without a negative: however, but Ezra 5:12.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

5:12

Daniel

2:6; 2:9; 2:11; 2:30; 3:28; 4:27; 6:5; 6:7

H3861

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3861 matches the Hebrew לָהֵן (lāhēn),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:12 - ‘But because our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:11 - “Moreover, the thing which the king demands is [fn]difficult, and there is no one else who could declare it [fn]to the king except H3861 gods, whose dwelling place is not with mortal flesh.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:30 - “But as for me, this mystery has not been revealed to me for any wisdom [fn]residing in me more than in any other living man, but for the purpose of making the interpretation known to the king, and that you may [fn]understand the thoughts of your [fn]mind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:28 - Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who put their trust in Him, [fn]violating the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies so as not to serve or worship any god except H3861 their own God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:27 - ‘Therefore, H3861 O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: [fn]break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:5 - Then these men said, “We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless H3861 we find it against him with regard to the law of his God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7 - “All the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the high officials and the governors have consulted together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who makes a petition to any god or man besides H3861 you, O king, for thirty days, shall be cast into the lions’ [fn]den.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:12 - Then they approached and spoke before the king about the king’s injunction, “Did you not sign an injunction that any man who makes a petition to any god or man besides H3861 you, O king, for thirty days, is to be cast into the lions’ den?” The king replied, “The statement is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which [fn]may not be revoked.”
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