עָבַר

a.var · to pass

Hebrew · Strong's H5674 · Verb · Sounds like: aw-bar' · 556 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to pass H5674A 498
  • to pass: bring H5674C · a Meaning of 27
  • to pass: trespass H5674D · a Meaning of 22
  • be angry H5674B · a Meaning of 7
  • (Valley of) the Travelers H5674G · a Part of 1
  • be arrogant H5674H 1

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation); alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way, in, on, over, through), have away (more), lay, meddle, overrun, make partition, (cause to, give, make to, over) pass(-age, along, away, beyond, by, -enger, on, out, over, through), (cause to, make) [phrase] proclaim(-amation), perish, provoke to anger, put away, rage, [phrase] raiser of taxes, remove, send over, set apart, [phrase] shave, cause to (make) sound, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] sweet smelling, take (away), (make to) transgress(-or), translate, turn away, (way-) faring man, be wrath.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
עָבַר 648 vb. pass over, through, by, pass on
Qal
1. pass over
2. Pass beyond
3. Pass through, traverse
4.
a. pass along by
b. pass by
c. sweep by, of scourge
d. be past, over, of time
e. pass along (from hand to hand)
5. Pass on, go on
6. Pass away
Niph. Impf. a stream which cannot be forded
Pi.
1. his bull impregnateth
a. cause one to cross river
b. cause something to pass over
c. make over to
d. devote children to (לְ) heathen god
e. pass along (from hand to hand)
2.
a. cause to pass through
b. let pass through
3.
a. cause to pass by
b. let pass by
c. cause arrow to pass beyond
d. cause to pass under rod, for counting
4. cause to pass away, take away
Hiph.
1. cause to pass over, bring over
2. he made to pass across with chains of gold
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[עָבַר] vb. denom. Hithp. be arrogant, infuriate oneself

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Kings 2:8 וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ vai.ya.'av.Ru · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.

  2. 2 Kings 2:9 כְעָבְרָ֗ם khe.'a.ve.Ram · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I am taken from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

  3. 2 Kings 2:14 וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר vai.ya.'a.Vor · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither; and Elisha went over.

  4. 2 Kings 4:8 וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר vai.ya.'a.Vor · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

  5. 2 Kings 4:8 עָבְר֔וֹ a.ve.Ro · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

  6. 2 Kings 4:9 עֹבֵ֥ר 'o.Ver · An -ing word: simple action

    And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, that passeth by us continually.

  7. 2 Kings 4:31 עָבַ֣ר 'a.Var · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.

  8. 2 Kings 6:9 מֵעֲבֹ֖ר me.'a.Vor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are coming down.

  9. 2 Kings 6:26 עֹבֵ֖ר 'o.Ver · An -ing word: simple action

    And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

  10. 2 Kings 6:30 עֹבֵ֣ר 'o.Ver · An -ing word: simple action

    And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes (now he was passing by upon the wall); and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

  11. 2 Kings 8:21 וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר vai.ya.'a.Vor · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then Joram passed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites that compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.

  12. 2 Kings 12:4 עוֹבֵ֔ר o.Ver · An -ing word: simple action

    And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the hallowed things that is brought into the house of Jehovah, in current money, the money of the persons for whom each man is rated, and all the money that it cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of Jehovah,

  13. 2 Kings 14:9 וַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞ר va.ta.'a.Vor · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trod down the thistle.

  14. 2 Kings 16:3 הֶעֱבִ֣יר he.'e.Vir · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations, whom Jehovah cast out from before the children of Israel.

  15. 2 Kings 17:17 וַֽ֠יַּעֲבִירוּ Vai.ya.'a.vi.ru · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them

    And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

  16. 2 Kings 18:12 וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙ vai.ya.'av.Ru · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    because they obeyed not the voice of Jehovah their God, but transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded, and would not hear it, nor do it.

  17. 2 Kings 21:6 וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר ve.he.'e.Vir · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And he made his son to pass through the fire, and practised augury, and used enchantments, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

  18. 2 Kings 23:10 לְהַעֲבִ֨יר le.ha.'a.Vir · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.

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