לָהֵן
lâhên · law-hane'
therefore; also except
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3860 (לָהֵן);
therefore; also except
- therefore
- also, except
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: but, except, save, therefore, wherefore.
Letters
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
authority, the one who leads › to reveal, behold › the seed, life continuing
Authority, the one who leads that works to reveal, behold of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of לָהֵן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- except3 · 30%
- but2 · 20%
- therefore2 · 20%
- save2 · 20%
- wherefore1 · 10%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.