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Strong's H3861 לָהֵן (lahen)

Lahen means “except” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3861 — paradoxos (“strange”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3861
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 11
Books 3

Strong's H3861 Quick Answer

Strong's H3861 לָהֵן (lawhen) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. lawhen (law-hane') conj. 1. therefore 2. also except It has 11 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include except, but, therefore, save, and wherefore. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
lawhen (law-hane') conj. 1. therefore 2. also except
Usage
11 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
except, but, therefore, save, and wherefore

Meaning and Definition

lawhen (law-hane') conj. 1. therefore 2. also except [(Aramaic) corresponding to H3860] KJV: but, except, save, therefore, wherefore. Root(s): H3860

Original Word
לָהֵן
Transliteration
lawhen
Derivation
First root strongs: 3860
Morphology
conjuction

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3861. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3861 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render lawhen, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

except Daniel 2:11 But Ezra 5:12 save Daniel 6:7 therefore Daniel 2:6 Wherefore Daniel 4:27

How Strong's H3861 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3861 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3861 in the Old Testament

11 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Ezra 5:12 KJV

But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

Job 30:24 KJV

Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction.

Daniel 2:6 KJV

But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.

Usage Excerpts

First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3861.

Ezra 5:12 Old Testament, KJV
But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
Job 30:24 Old Testament, KJV
Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction.
Daniel 2:6 Old Testament, KJV
But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
Daniel 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.
Daniel 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
Daniel 2:30 Old Testament, KJV
But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.
Daniel 3:28 Old Testament, KJV
Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Daniel 4:27 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
Daniel 6:5 Old Testament, KJV
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
Daniel 6:7 Old Testament, KJV
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
Daniel 6:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3861, grouped by book.

Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 9 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H3861 FAQ

What does lahen (לָהֵן) mean?

Lahen (Strong's H3861) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "except". lawhen (law-hane') conj. 1. therefore 2. also except

How many times is lahen (לָהֵן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H3861 across 3 books.

Where can I study lahen (לָהֵן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3861 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate lahen (לָהֵן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as except, but, therefore, save, and wherefore. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.