Therefore

The original-language words that the Berean Standard Bible translates with “therefore”. English often uses one word where Hebrew or Greek has several, each with its own shade of meaning. Under each word are verses where it is translated this way; choose the word itself for its full study: every verse, how else it is translated, the forms it takes and what the dictionaries say.

At a glance

How often each original word is translated “Therefore” or one of its forms.

• כֵּן kên159
• οὖν oûn77
• עַל al75
• עַתָּה attâh47
• διό dió31
• διά diá18
• ὥστε hṓste13
• כְּעַן kean6
• ἄρα ára6
• יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh5
• שָׁמַר shâmar5
• אָמַר âmar5

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Hebrew and Aramaic words (Old Testament)

• כֵּן kênright, veritable, honesttranslated this way 159 times of its 461 uses · Strong’s H3651Adverb  ·  Translated: Therefore 159, so 111, this 24, way 13

  Exodus 6:6 Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.

  Numbers 16:11 Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should grumble against him?”

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• עַל alheighttranslated this way 75 times of its 4,859 uses · Strong’s H5921Preposition  ·  Translated: on 777, over 297, in 218, against 216

  Genesis 16:14 Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is located between Kadesh and Bered.

  Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

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• עַתָּה attâhnowtranslated this way 47 times of its 428 uses · Strong’s H6258Adverb  ·  Translated: now 178, therefore 47, and now 41, but now 31

  Genesis 21:23 Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”

  Exodus 3:10 Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.”

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• כְּעַן keannowtranslated this way 6 times of its 15 uses · Strong’s H3705Adverb  ·  Translated: now 7, therefore 6, let it now 1, and now 1

  Ezra 4:21 Now, therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order.

  Daniel 5:12 did this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon Daniel, therefore, and he will give you the interpretation.”

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• יְהֹוָה YehôvâhYahwehtranslated this way 5 times of its 6,473 uses · Strong’s H3068Noun  ·  Translated: lord 6,171, LORD's 127, surely as the lord 39, god 10

  Genesis 3:23 Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

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• שָׁמַר shâmarkeep, watch, preservetranslated this way 5 times of its 461 uses · Strong’s H8104Verb  ·  Translated: keep 133, careful 39, kept 33, guard 25

  Exodus 13:10 Therefore you shall keep this statute at the appointed time year after year.

  Leviticus 20:22 You are therefore to keep all My statutes and ordinances, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.

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• אָמַר âmarutter, saytranslated this way 5 times of its 4,555 uses · Strong’s H559Verb  ·  Translated: said 1,531, says 576, say 352, replied 341Full study and all 3,827 verses →
• כִּי kîburning, brandingtranslated this way 4 times of its 3,991 uses · Strong’s H3588Conjunction  ·  Translated: for 1,770, that 572, because 523, when 194

  Leviticus 18:29 Therefore anyone who commits any of these abominations must be cut off from among his people.

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• גַּם gamalso, moreover, yeatranslated this way 4 times of its 625 uses · Strong’s H1571Conjunction  ·  Translated: even 107, and 100, also 64, too 43

  1 Samuel 12:16 Now, therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.

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• הָיָה hâyâhfall out, come to pass, become, betranslated this way 3 times of its 2,848 uses · Strong’s H1961Verb  ·  Translated: will be 206, become 178, came 169, was 151

  Leviticus 11:45 For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

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• בָּרַח bârachgo through, fleetranslated this way 2 times of its 64 uses · Strong’s H1272Verb  ·  Translated: fled 30, flee 9, ran away 3, running away 2

  Numbers 24:11 Therefore, flee at once to your home! I said I would reward you richly, but instead the LORD has denied your reward.”

  Nehemiah 13:28 Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.

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• יָדַע yâdaknowtranslated this way 2 times of its 914 uses · Strong’s H3045Verb  ·  Translated: know 453, known 53, knows 48, knew 38

  Deuteronomy 4:39 Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.

  Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.

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• אָהַב âhablovetranslated this way 2 times of its 210 uses · Strong’s H157Verb  ·  Translated: love 87, loved 36, loves 30, lovers 16

  Deuteronomy 11:1 You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.

  Zechariah 8:19 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.”

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• אַף aphnostril, nose, face, angertranslated this way 2 times of its 243 uses · Strong’s H639Noun  ·  Translated: anger 165, facedown 14, nostrils 11, nose 10

  Deuteronomy 29:27 Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against this land, and He brought upon it every curse written in this book.

  2 Chronicles 25:15 Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”

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• שָׁאוּל ShâûlShaultranslated this way 2 times of its 390 uses · Strong’s H7586Noun  ·  Translated: Saul 317, Saul's 34, Shaul 9, Therefore Saul 2

  1 Samuel 14:38 Therefore Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the troops, and let us investigate how this sin has occurred today.

  1 Samuel 18:13 Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,

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• עָשָׂה âsâhdo, maketranslated this way 2 times of its 2,478 uses · Strong’s H6213Verb  ·  Translated: done 292, made 265, make 143, did 112Full study and all 2,206 verses →
• נָשָׂא nâsâlift, take, carrytranslated this way 2 times of its 642 uses · Strong’s H5375Verb  ·  Translated: bear 49, lift 45, lifted 41, carried 38Full study and all 601 verses →
• יָשַׁב yâshabsit, remain, dwelltranslated this way 2 times of its 1,049 uses · Strong’s H3427Verb  ·  Translated: lived 103, dwell 89, live 84, sit 70Full study and all 960 verses →
• נָא nâI (we) pray, nowtranslated this way 2 times of its 254 uses · Strong’s H4994Interjection  ·  Translated: Please 165, now 59, pray 9, beg 2Full study and all 244 verses →
• קֶצֶף qetsephwrathtranslated this way 2 times of its 30 uses · Strong’s H7110Noun  ·  Translated: wrath 17, anger 5Full study and all 29 verses →
• דֵּן dênthistranslated this way 2 times of its 42 uses · Strong’s H1836Pronoun  ·  Translated: this 24, matter 2, with this 2, therefore 2Full study and all 38 verses →
• מַעַן maanpurpose, intenttranslated this way 2 times of its 254 uses · Strong’s H4616Conjunction  ·  Translated: so that 90, sake 44, that 21, to 18Full study and all 240 verses →
• סוּר sûrturn asidetranslated this way 2 times of its 294 uses · Strong’s H5493Verb  ·  Translated: removed 46, remove 38, turn away 23, turn aside 16Full study and all 277 verses →
• אַתָּה attâhthoutranslated this way 2 times of its 1,026 uses · Strong’s H859Pronoun  ·  Translated: you 592, but you 62, and you 48, are you 47Full study and all 941 verses →
• הֵן hênlo! beholdtranslated this way 2 times of its 17 uses · Strong’s H2006Conjunction  ·  Translated: if 8, but if 2, Therefore 2Full study and all 12 verses →

Greek words (New Testament)

• οὖν oûntherefore, thentranslated this way 77 times of its 375 uses · Strong’s G3767Conjunction  ·  Translated: then 128, so 122, Therefore 77, at this 9Full study and all 369 verses →
• διό diówhereforetranslated this way 31 times of its 53 uses · Strong’s G1352Conjunction  ·  Translated: Therefore 31, so 14, that is why 4, this is why 3Full study and all 52 verses →
• διά diáthrough, on account oftranslated this way 18 times of its 607 uses · Strong’s G1223Preposition  ·  Translated: through 201, by 83, because of 56, for 37Full study and all 553 verses →
• ὥστε hṓsteso that, thereforetranslated this way 13 times of its 77 uses · Strong’s G5620Conjunction  ·  Translated: so 18, so that 16, Therefore 13, that 9Full study and all 77 verses →
• ἄρα árathen, therefore, sincetranslated this way 6 times of its 38 uses · Strong’s G686Conjunction  ·  Translated: then 17, so 8, Therefore 6, so then 2Full study and all 38 verses →
• διότι diótion this account, because, fortranslated this way 2 times of its 23 uses · Strong’s G1360Conjunction  ·  Translated: because 12, for 7, Therefore 2, so 1Full study and all 22 verses →
• διόπερ dióperwhereforetranslated this way 2 times of its 2 uses · Strong’s G1355Conjunction  ·  Translated: Therefore 2Full study and all 2 verses →
• τοίνυν toínynindeed now, thereforetranslated this way 2 times of its 3 uses · Strong’s G5106Conjunction  ·  Translated: Therefore 2, so 1Full study and all 3 verses →
• ὅθεν hóthenwhence, whereforetranslated this way 2 times of its 12 uses · Strong’s G3606Conjunction  ·  Translated: where 3, from 2, Therefore 2Full study and all 12 verses →

Scripture text and translation counts: Berean Standard Bible. Full entry: Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906, public domain), in the digital edition Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced by unfoldingWord (Joel Ruark, J. de Joode), based on data by Eliran Wong and Stephen Ku; its additions are used under CC BY 4.0. Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew-to-English verse numbering: original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb, CC BY 4.0. We reformatted the data, linked the references to this site’s Bible text and left out words in other scripts that the source holds only as images. These are historical reference works; an entry gives its authors’ view, and a word’s meaning in any verse depends on how it is used there.