Ya'an (יַעַן) means since in Hebrew.
It can also mean because. It is a conjunction, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
since, because
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ya'an.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בסיבת־, בגלל־.
וְעָשִׂיתִי בָךְ, אֵת אֲשֶׁר לֹא-עָשִׂיתִי, וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר-לֹא-אֶעֱשֶׂה כָמֹהוּ, עוֹד-יַעַן, כָּל-תּוֹעֲבֹתָיִךְ.
- 2משום ש־
פָּנֹה אֶל הַרְבֵּה וְהִנֵּה לִמְעָט וַהֲבֵאתֶם הַבַּיִת וְנָפַחְתִּי בוֹ יַעַן מֶה נְאֻם יהוה צְבָאוֹת יַעַן בֵּיתִי אֲשֶׁר הוּא חָרֵב וְאַתֶּם רָצִים אִישׁ לְבֵיתוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ya'an is a conjunction.
- Written with vowel points
- יַעַן
- Written without vowel points
- יען
- Said
- ya'an
- Root
- ע־נ־ה
- Gematria
- 130
This is how Ya'an is said in other languages.
- English
- since, because
These words mean nearly the same as Ya'an.
- כי
- משום
- גלל
- בגללbecause
- כיון
- מפני
- היות
- מחמתdue to
- בשל
- מפאת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ya'an.
The word Ya'an is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יען וביען
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ya'an comes from the root ע־נ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Ya'an in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ya'an.
What does Ya'an (יַעַן) mean in Hebrew?
Ya'an (יַעַן) means since and because. It is said ya'an, with the stress on ya'.
What is a synonym for Ya'an (יַעַן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ya'an (יַעַן) are כי, משום, גלל, בגלל, כיון, and מפני.
What rhymes with Ya'an (יַעַן)?
Words that rhyme with Ya'an (יַעַן) include נוסח and מען.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יען of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.