עָבוּר

a.vur · for the sake of

Hebrew · Strong's H5668 · Preposition · Sounds like: aw-boor' · 49 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

or עָבֻר; passive participle of עָבַר; properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that; because of, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[עָבוּר] n. only in בַּעֲבוּר 47, בַּעֲבֻר, prep. and conj. for the sake of, on account of, in order that

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Chronicles 14:2 בַּעֲב֖וּר ba.'a.Vur · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel; for his kingdom was exalted on high, for his people Israel's sake.

  2. 1 Chronicles 17:19 בַּעֲב֤וּר ba.'a.Vur · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    O Jehovah, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things.

  3. 1 Chronicles 19:3 בַּ֠עֲבוּר Ba.'a.vur · A person, place or thing

    But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

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