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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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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:17 - Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’:

“Cursed is the ground for your sake;
In toil you shall eat of it
All the days of your life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:21 - And the LORD smelled a soothing aroma. Then the LORD said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:13 - “Please say you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your sake, and that I[fn] may live because of you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:16 - He treated Abram well for her sake. He had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:26 - So the LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:29 - And he spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose there should be forty found there?” So He said, “I will not do it for the sake of forty.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:31 - And he said, “Indeed now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: Suppose twenty should be found there?” So He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:32 - Then he said, “Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak but once more: Suppose ten should be found there?” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of ten.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:30 - And he said, “You will take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that they may be my witness that I have dug this well.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:24 - And the LORD appeared to him the same 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 descendants for My servant Abraham’s sake.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:4 - “And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:10

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:19

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:31 - He also had made savory food, and brought it to his father, and 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 Box Gen 46:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:34 - “that you shall say, ‘Your servants’ occupation has been with livestock from our youth even till now, both we and also our fathers,’ that you 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 at this time I will send all My plagues to your very heart, and on your servants and on your people, that you may 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 - “But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, 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 you shall tell your son in that day, saying, ‘This is done because of what the LORD did for me when I came up from Egypt.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:9 - And the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever.” So Moses told the words of the people to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:20 - And Moses said to the people, “Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6 - And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the LORD had closed her womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:22 - “For the LORD will not forsake His people, for His great name’s sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you His people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:10 - Then David said, “O LORD God of Israel, Your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks 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 - So David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted His kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:12 - Now it was told King David, saying, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with gladness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:21 - “For Your word’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to make Your servant know them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:1 - Now David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:7 - So David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall 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 people of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Has David not rather sent his servants to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:21 - Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, 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 He sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet: So he[fn] called his name Jedidiah,[fn] because of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:2 - Amnon was so distressed over his sister Tamar that he became sick; for she was a virgin. And it was improper for Amnon to do anything to her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:20 - “To bring about this change of affairs your servant Joab has done this thing; but my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that is in the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:14 - So Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to defeat the good advice of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring disaster on Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:18

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:2 - So David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:19 - “O LORD, for Your servant’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 19:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:3 - And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun, “Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Did his servants not 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 the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had encouraged moral decline in Judah and had been continually unfaithful to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:2 - “Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer,
Because of the turmoil within me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:45

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:45 - That they might observe His statutes
And keep His laws.

Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:32 - They angered Him also at the waters of strife,[fn]
So that it went ill with Moses on account of them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:10 - For Your servant David’s sake,
Do not turn away the face of Your Anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:4 - Because the ground is parched,
For there was no rain in the land,
The plowmen were ashamed;
They covered their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:6 - Thus says the LORD:

“For three transgressions of Israel, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they sell the righteous for silver,
And the poor for a pair of sandals.

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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 sandals—
Even sell the bad wheat?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:10 - “Arise and depart,
For this is not your rest;
Because it is defiled, it shall destroy,
Yes, with utter destruction.
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