מַעַן (maʿan) is a Hebrew preposition meaning purpose. It appears 272 times in 29 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4616).
מַ֫עַן substantive: purpose, intent, for the sake of, on account of, to the intent, in order that
purpose, intent, only with לְ, in לְמַ֫עַן 271 preposition and conjunction for the sake of, on account of, to the intent or in order that
Strong's H4616 מַעַן: properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
KJV:because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), lest, that, to.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1650: עָנָה ʿānâ — answer, respond; respond to, meets all demands, testify, make response; make answer; causes; eye, heed, pay attention, begin to speak, sing, shout, announce; give account, afflict, bring low, cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say…
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