Lexical Definition

‎לָהֵן‎ lâhên (law-hane') except ^A:Conj
(Aramaic) corresponding to ‎לָהֵן‎

but, except, save, therefore, wherefore.

• therefore
• also except

1) therefore
2) except, but
2a) except (with negative)
2b) however, but

See Greek: νῦν · πλήν

Extended Information

Aramaic of: לָהֵן

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hebrew form: הֵם
I. ‎לָהֵן‎ conjunction therefore (Biblical Hebrew ‎לָהֵן‎ Ruth 1:13 (twice in verse), Aramaic of Têma ‎להן‎ CIS^{ii. 113} = Cooke¹⁹⁵), Dan 2:6; Dan 2:9; Dan 4:24* (Lambert^{RÉJ. 1904. 273} denies I. ‎לָהֵן‎, taking Biblical Aramaic always as = ‎רַק‎).

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