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ˀn, hn conj. that
that : introduces object clauses
Sam
Marqe 2.137↗ ואמיר הן אשתה בלבה דברדה‏ : it is said that the fire is in the middle of the hail ; Marqe 2.478↗ כד שמעו אן ימה הוא קטול למצראי‏ : when they heard that the sea is killing the Egyptians
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Only in later texts, probably from Arabic ˀanna but just possibly due to a development (misuse?) of hn/ˀn "if" due to the influence of Hebrew כי which can have both functions. See now Stadel, "Lexical Studies", p. 207.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: Tal Sam: 46

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