לָהֵן
la.hen
“except”
Definition
therefore; also except
(Aramaic) corresponding to H3860 (לָהֵן);
- therefore 2) except, but 2a) except (with negative) 2b) however, but
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Conj
A:Conj
A:Conj
Occurrences
לָהֵן appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”
And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.
Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
But since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.