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.

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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. Genesis 3:17 בַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָ ba.'a.vu.Re.kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

  2. Genesis 8:21 בַּעֲב֣וּר ba.'a.Vur · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

  3. Genesis 12:13 בַעֲבוּרֵ֔ךְ va.'a.vu.Rekh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.

  4. Genesis 12:16 בַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּ ba.'a.vu.Rah · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And he dealt well with Abram for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels.

  5. Genesis 18:26 בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃ ba.'a.vu.Ram · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake.

  6. Genesis 18:29 בַּעֲב֖וּר ba.'a.Vur · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.

  7. Genesis 18:31 בַּעֲב֖וּר ba.'a.Vur · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.

  8. Genesis 18:32 בַּעֲב֖וּר ba.'a.Vur · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.

  9. Genesis 21:30 בַּעֲבוּר֙ ba.'a.Vur · A person, place or thing

    And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

  10. Genesis 26:24 בַּעֲב֖וּר ba.'a.Vur · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Jehovah appeared unto 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.

  11. Genesis 27:4 בַּעֲב֛וּר ba.'a.Vur · A person, place or thing

    and make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

  12. Genesis 27:10 בַּעֲבֻ֛ר ba.'a.Vur · A person, place or thing

    and thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death.

  13. Genesis 27:19 בַּעֲב֖וּר ba.'a.Vur · A person, place or thing

    And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

  14. Genesis 27:31 בַּעֲב֖וּר ba.'a.Vur · A person, place or thing

    And he also made savory food, and brought it unto his father; and he said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.

  15. Genesis 46:34 בַּעֲב֗וּר ba.'a.Vur · A person, place or thing

    that ye shall say, Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

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