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. Job 20:2 וּ֝בַעֲב֗וּר u.va.'a.Vur · A person, place or thing

    Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, Even by reason of my haste that is in me.

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