עָבוּר
ʿābûr
for the sake of
Strong's H5668PrepositionHebrewTWOT 1556g

עָבוּר (ʿābûr) is a Hebrew preposition meaning for the sake of. It appears 49 times in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5668).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1556g)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1556g)for the sake of, on account of, in order that; crossed, transit, account, order; because of, for, that, to
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עָבוּר noun: for the sake of, on account of, in order that

only in בַּעֲבוּר 47, בַּעֲבֻר, preposition and conjunction for the sake of, on account of, in order that

Strong's H5668 עָבוּר: properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that
KJV:because of, for (...'s sake), (intent) 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 1556: עָבַר ʿābar — pass over, through, pass on; Pass beyond, Pass through, traverse, pass along, pass by, sweep by, be past, over, go on, Pass away; a stream which cannot be forded; cause, to cross, make over, devote, cause to pass through…

See it in Scripture

Genesis 3:17Exodus 9:141 Samuel 1:6

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