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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.
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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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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:17 - And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed be the ground on thy account; with toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:21 - And Jehovah smelled the sweet odour. And Jehovah said in his heart, I will no more henceforth curse the ground on account of Man, for the thought of Man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will no more smite every living thing, as I have done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:13 - Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me on thy account, and my soul may live because of thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:16 - And he treated Abram well on her account; and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and bondmen, and bondwomen, and she-asses, and camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:26 - And Jehovah said, If I find at Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sakes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:29 - And he continued yet to speak with him, and said, Perhaps there may be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:31 - And he said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak with the Lord. Perhaps there may be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:32 - And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry, that I speak yet but this time! Perhaps there may be ten found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:30 - And he said, That thou take the seven ewe-lambs of my hand, that they may be a witness to me that I have dug this well.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:24 - And Jehovah appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:4 - and prepare me a savoury dish such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, in order that my soul may bless thee before I die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:10 - And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, in order that he may bless thee before his death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:19 - And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau, thy firstborn. I have done according as thou didst say to me. Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:31 - And he also had prepared savoury dishes, and he brought them in to his father, and said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's venison, in order that thy soul may bless me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:34 - then ye shall say, Thy servants are men that have been occupied with cattle from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers; in order that ye may dwell 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 I will at this time send all my plagues to thy heart, and on thy bondmen, and on thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:16 - And for this very cause have I raised thee up, to shew thee my power; and that my name may be declared in all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:8 - And thou shalt inform thy son in that day, saying, It is because of what Jehovah did to me when I came out of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:9 - And Jehovah said to Moses, Lo, I will come to thee in the cloud's thick darkness, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee also for ever. And Moses told the words of the people to Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:20 - And Moses said to the people, Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye sin not.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6 - And her adversary provoked her much also, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:22 - For Jehovah will not cast away his people for his great name's sake; because it has pleased Jehovah to make you his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:10 - Then said David, Jehovah, God of Israel, thy servant hath heard for certain that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:12 - And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom because of his people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:12 - And it was told king David, saying, Jehovah has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that is his, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom into the city of David with joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:21 - For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:1 - And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:7 - And David said to him, Fear not; for I will certainly shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 10:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:3 - And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Is it, in thine eyes, to honour thy father that David has sent comforters to thee? Is it not to search the city and to spy it out, and to overthrow it, that David has sent his servants to thee?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:21 - And his servants said to him, What thing is this which thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child alive; but as soon as the child is dead, thou dost rise and eat bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:25 - And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah's sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:2 - And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed difficult for Amnon to do the least thing to her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:20 - in order to turn the appearance of the thing has thy servant Joab done this thing; but my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an 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 - And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. And Jehovah had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, in order that Jehovah might bring evil upon Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:18 - Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a monument, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance; and he called the monument after his own name; and it is called unto this day, Absalom's memorial.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:2 - And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted, because of his people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:19 - Jehovah, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:3 - And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Is it, in thine eyes, to honour thy father that David has sent comforters to thee? Is it not to search and overthrow, and to spy out the land that his servants are come to thee?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:19 - For Jehovah humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had made Judah lawless, and transgressed much against Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:2 - Therefore do my thoughts give me an answer, and for this is my haste within me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:45

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:45 - That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Hallelujah!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:32 - And they moved him to wrath at the waters of Meribah, and it went ill with Moses on their account;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:10 - For thy servant David's sake, turn not away the face of thine anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:4 - Because the ground is chapt, for there hath been no rain on the earth, the ploughmen are ashamed, they cover their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:6 - Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes;

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:6 - that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; and that we may sell the refuse of the wheat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:10 - Arise ye, and depart; for this is not the resting-place, because of defilement that bringeth destruction, even a grievous destruction.
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