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Lexicon :: Strong's H5668 - ʿăḇûr

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עֲבוּר
Transliteration
ʿăḇûr
Pronunciation
aw-boor'
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Part of Speech
conjunction, preposition
Root Word (Etymology)
Pass part of עָבַר (H5674)
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TWOT Reference: 1556g

Strong’s Definitions

עָבוּר ʻâbûwr, aw-boor'; or עָבֻר ʻâbur; passive participle of H5674; properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that:—because of, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H5668 in the following manner: sake, that, because of, to, to the intent that.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H5668 in the following manner: sake, that, because of, to, to the intent that.
preposition

  1. for the sake of, on account of, because of, in order to

    conjunction

  2. in order that

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָבוּר ʻâbûwr, aw-boor'; or עָבֻר ʻâbur; passive participle of H5674; properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that:—because of, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to.
STRONGS H5668: Abbreviations
II. [עָבוּר] noun only in בַּעֲבוּר 47, בַּעֲבֻר (Genesis 27:10, 31), preposition and conjunction for the sake of on account of, in order that (perhaps originally for the produce or gain of), suffix בַּעֲבוּרִי 1 Samuel 23:10, etc.; —
1. as preposition:
a. Genesis 3:17 ארורה האדמה בעבורך for thy sake, Genesis 8:21 בעבור האדם for man's sake, Genesis 12:13 לְמַעַן יִיטַבלִֿי בַּעֲבוּרֵךְ, Genesis 12:16; Genesis 18:26, 29; Genesis 26:24, Exodus 9:16 זֹאת ב׳ Exodus 13:8 זה ב׳ 1 Samuel 12:22; 2 Samuel 5:12; 2 Samuel 6:12; 2 Samuel 7:21; 2 Samuel 9:1, 7; Amos 2:6; Amos 8:6 נַעֲלָ֑יִם ואביון ב׳, Micah 2:10 טָמְאָה ב׳ on account of uncleanness, Psalm 106:32; Psalm 132:10, etc.; 2 Samuel 12:21 הַיֶּלֶד חַי ב׳ because of the child, (being) alive (= while he was alive), Jeremiah 14:4 **< read וְעֹבְדֵי הָאֲדָמָה חַתּוּ Duhm, compare Greek Version of the LXX. הָאֲדָמָה ב׳ חַ֫תָּה on account of the ground, (which) is dismayed, Job 20:2 וּבַעֲבוּר חוּשִׁי בִּי read זֹאת וב׳, or וּבַעֲבוּרָהּ.
†b. followed by infinitive (compare לְמַעַן), in order to, Exodus 9:16 הַרְאֹתְךָ אֶתכֹּֿחִי ב׳, 1 Samuel 1:6; 2 Samuel 10:3 הֲּקֹר ב׳ אתהֿעיר, 2 Samuel 18:18: so לְבַעֲבוּר Exodus 20:20; 2 Samuel 14:20; 2 Samuel 17:14; בעבור לְ 1 Chronicles 19:3 (|| 2 Samuel 10:3, no לְ).
2. as conjunction Genesis 27:10 אֲשֶׁר יְבָרֶכְךָ ב׳; without אשׁר, Genesis 21:30 לְעֵדָה תִּהְיֶה לִ׳ ב׳ in order that it may be a witness for me, Genesis 27:4 תְּבָרֶכְךָ נפשׁי ב׳, Genesis 27:19; Genesis 27:31; Genesis 46:34; Exodus 9:14; Exodus 19:9; Exodus 20:20; Psalm 105:45.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:17; 8:21; 12:13; 12:16; 18:26; 18:29; 21:30; 26:24; 27:4; 27:10; 27:10; 27:19; 27:31; 27:31; 46:34

Exodus

9:14; 9:16; 9:16; 13:8; 19:9; 20:20; 20:20

1 Samuel

1:6; 12:22; 23:10

2 Samuel

5:12; 6:12; 7:21; 9:1; 9:7; 10:3; 10:3; 12:21; 14:20; 17:14; 18:18

1 Chronicles

19:3

Job

20:2

Psalms

105:45; 106:32; 132:10

Jeremiah

14:4

Amos

2:6; 8:6

Micah

2:10

H5668

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Strong's Number H5668 matches the Hebrew עֲבוּר (ʿăḇûr),
which occurs 49 times in 47 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’;

Cursed is the ground because H5668 of you;

In [fn]pain you will eat of it

All the days of your life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:21 - And Yahweh smelled the [fn]soothing aroma; and Yahweh said [fn]to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground because H5668 of man, for the [fn]intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:13 - “Please say that you are my sister so that it may go well with me because H5668 of you, and that [fn]I may live on account of you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:16 - Therefore he treated Abram well because H5668 of her; and sheep and oxen and donkeys and male and female servants and female donkeys and camels [fn]came into his possession.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:26 - So Yahweh said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will [fn]spare the whole place on their account H5668.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:29 - Then he spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose forty are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it on account H5668 of the forty.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:31 - And he said, “Now behold, I have [fn]ventured to speak to the Lord; suppose twenty are found there?” And He said, “I will not destroy it on account H5668 of the twenty.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:32 - Then he said, “Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak only this once; suppose ten are found there?” And He said, “I will not destroy it on account H5668 of the ten.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:30 - He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand so H5668 that it may be a witness to me, that I dug this well.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:24 - And Yahweh appeared to him that night and said,

“I am the God of your father Abraham;

Do not fear, for I am with you.

I will bless you and multiply your seed,

For the sake H5668 of My servant Abraham.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:4 - and prepare a savory dish for me such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so H5668 that my soul may bless you before I die.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:10 - “Then you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so H5668 that he may bless you before his death.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:19 - And Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn; I have done as you told me. Rise up, please, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:31 - Then he also made a savory dish and brought it to his father; and he said to his father, “Let my father arise and eat of his son’s game, that your soul may bless me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:34 - then you shall say, ‘Your servants have been [fn]keepers of livestock from our youth and until now, both we and our fathers,’ that you may [fn]live in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:14 - “For this time I will send all My plagues against your heart and amongst your servants and your people, so H5668 that you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:16 - “But, indeed, for this reason H5668 I have caused you to stand, in order H5668 to show you My power and in order to recount My name through all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:8 - “And you shall tell your son on that day, saying, ‘It is because H5668 of what Yahweh did for me when I came out of Egypt.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:9 - Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so H5668 that the people may hear when I speak with you and may also believe in you forever.” Then Moses told the words of the people to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:20 - And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid; for God has come in order H5668 to test you, and in order H5668 that the fear of Him may [fn]be with you, so that you may not sin.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6 - Her rival, however, would provoke her bitterly to irritate her because Yahweh had closed her womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:22 - “For Yahweh will not abandon His people on account H5668 of His great name, because Yahweh has been pleased to make you a people for Himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:10 - Then David said, “O Yahweh, the God of Israel, Your slave has heard for certain that Saul is seeking to come to Keilah to make the city a ruin on my account H5668.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:12 - Thus David knew that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel, and that He had lifted up his kingdom for the sake H5668 of His people Israel.

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Then it was told to King David, saying, “Yahweh has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, on account H5668 of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:21 - “For the sake H5668 of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your slave know.

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Then David said, “Is there yet [fn]anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him lovingkindness for Jonathan’s sake H5668?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:7 - And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show lovingkindness to you for the sake H5668 of your father Jonathan, and will restore to you all the [fn]land of your [fn]grandfather Saul; and you shall [fn]eat at my table continually.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:3 - But the princes of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “In your eyes, is David honoring your father because he has sent comforters to you? Has David not sent his servants to you in order H5668 to search the city, to spy it out and overthrow it?”

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Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? [fn]While H5668 the child was alive, you fasted and wept; but when the child died, you arose and ate food.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:25 - and sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him [fn]Jedidiah for the sake H5668 of Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:2 - And Amnon was so distressed because H5668 of his sister Tamar that he made himself ill, for she was a virgin. So it was hard in Amnon’s sight to do anything to her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:20 - in order H5668 to change the appearance of things your servant Joab has done this thing. But my lord is wise, like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know all that is in the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:14 - Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For Yahweh had [fn]ordained to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel, so H5668 that Yahweh might bring calamity on Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:18 - Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself a pillar which is in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son [fn]to preserve my name.” So he named the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absalom’s Monument to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:2 - Thus David knew that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was lifted up, for the sake H5668 of His people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:19 - “O Yahweh, for the sake H5668 of Your slave, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:3 - But the princes of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, “In your eyes, is David honoring your father because he has sent comforters to you? Have not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:19 - For Yahweh humbled Judah because H5668 of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had caused it to be out of control in Judah and was very unfaithful to Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:2 -

“Therefore my disquieting thoughts make me [fn]respond,

Even because H5668 of my haste within me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:45

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:45 -

So H5668 that they might keep His statutes

And observe His laws,

[fn]Praise Yah!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:32 -

They also provoked Him to wrath at the waters of [fn]Meribah,

So that it went badly with Moses on their account H5668;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:10

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For the sake H5668 of David Your servant,

Do not turn away the face of Your anointed.

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“Because H5668 the ground is [fn]dismayed,

For there has been no rain on the land,

The farmers have been put to shame;

They have covered their heads.

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Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of Israel and for four

I will not turn back its punishment

Because they sell the righteous for money

And the needy for a pair of sandals.

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So as to buy the poor for [fn]money

And the needy for a pair of sandals,

And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:10 -

“Arise and go,

For this is no place of rest

Because H5668 of the uncleanness that wreaks destruction,

A painful destruction.

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