4569. ma'abar

Strong's Lexicon

ma'abar: Passage, ford, crossing

Original Word: מַעֲבָר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: ma`abar
Pronunciation: mah-ah-VAHR
Phonetic Spelling: (mah-ab-awr')
Definition: Passage, ford, crossing
Meaning: a crossing-place, a transit, overwhelming

Word Origin: Derived from the root עָבַר (abar), meaning "to pass over" or "to cross."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1237 (διαβαίνω - diabaino): To cross over, pass through

- G1276 (διαπορεύομαι - diaporeuomai): To journey through, pass through

Usage: The term "ma'abar" refers to a place of crossing, typically a ford or passageway across a river or other barrier. It is used in the context of physical crossings, often highlighting significant transitions or movements of people or groups.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, fords were crucial for travel and trade, as they provided accessible points to cross rivers. These crossings were often strategic locations for military and economic purposes. The concept of crossing over also holds symbolic significance in the Hebrew Bible, representing transitions, deliverance, and divine intervention.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מַעֲבָר] noun [masculine] ford, pass, passing; — only construct:

1 מַעֲבַר יַבֹּק Genesis 32:23 (J) the ford of (the) Jabbok.

2 pass, מַעֲבַר מִכְמָשׂ 1 Samuel 13:23 the pass of M.

3 passing, sweep, כָּלמַֿעֲבַר מַטֶּה Isaiah 30:32 every sweep of the rod (עָבַר 4c).

מַעְבָּרָה

noun feminine ford, pass, passage; — absolute ׳מ Isaiah 10:29; plural מַעְבָּרוֺת Isaiah 16:2; Jeremiah 51:32, מַעְבְּרוֺת absolute Joshua 2:7; 1 Samuel 14:4; construct Judges 3:28 2t.; —

1 ford, only plural Joshua 2:7 (JE), Judges 3:28; Judges 12:5,6; Isaiah 16:2; so also 1 Samuel 13:7 (for ᵑ0 עָֽבְרוּ) We Dr Kit Löhr; + מַעְבֶּרֶת 1 Kings 7:46 2Chronicles 4:17, see סֻכּוֺת

2 pass (wady, ravine), 1 Samuel 14:4; Isaiah 10:29.

3 passage in defensive works of Babylonian Jeremiah 51:32.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

ford, place where

Or feminine mapabarah {mah-ab-aw-raw'}; from abar; a crossing-place (of a river, a ford; of a mountain, a pass); abstractly, a transit, i.e. (figuratively) overwhelming -- ford, place where...pass, passage.

see HEBREW abar

Forms and Transliterations

הַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹת הַֽמַּעְבְּר֗וֹת המעברות וְהַמַּעְבָּר֣וֹת והמעברות מַֽעֲבַר֙ מַעְבְּר֣וֹת מַעְבְּר֤וֹת מַעְבְּר֥וֹת מַעְבָּרָ֔ה מַעְבָּרֹ֖ת מַעֲבַ֖ר מַעֲבַ֥ר מעבר מעברה מעברות מעברת ham·ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ hamma‘bərōwṯ hammabeRot ma‘·bā·rāh ma‘·bā·rōṯ ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ ma‘ăḇar ma‘bārāh ma‘bārōṯ ma‘bərōwṯ ma·‘ă·ḇar maaVar mabaRah mabaRot mabeRot vehammabaRot wə·ham·ma‘·bā·rō·wṯ wəhamma‘bārōwṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 32:22
HEB: וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר אֵ֖ת מַעֲבַ֥ר יַבֹּֽק׃
NAS: and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.
KJV: sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
INT: children and crossed the ford of the Jabbok

Joshua 2:7
HEB: הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן עַ֖ל הַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹת וְהַשַּׁ֣עַר סָגָ֔רוּ
NAS: to the Jordan to the fords; and as soon
KJV: to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued
INT: to the Jordan unto the fords the gate shut

Judges 3:28
HEB: וַֽיִּלְכְּד֞וּ אֶת־ מַעְבְּר֤וֹת הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ לְמוֹאָ֔ב
NAS: him and seized the fords of the Jordan
KJV: him, and took the fords of Jordan
INT: after and seized the fords of the Jordan Moab

Judges 12:5
HEB: גִּלְעָ֛ד אֶֽת־ מַעְבְּר֥וֹת הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם
NAS: captured the fords of the Jordan
KJV: took the passages of Jordan
INT: captured the Gileadites the fords of the Jordan Ephraim

Judges 12:6
HEB: וַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּ אֶל־ מַעְבְּר֣וֹת הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וַיִּפֹּ֞ל
NAS: him and slew him at the fords of the Jordan.
KJV: him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan:
INT: and slew at the passages of Jordan fell

1 Samuel 13:23
HEB: פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אֶֽל־ מַעֲבַ֖ר מִכְמָֽשׂ׃ ס
NAS: went out to the pass of Michmash.
KJV: went out to the passage of Michmash.
INT: of the Philistines to the pass of Michmash

1 Samuel 14:4
HEB: וּבֵ֣ין הַֽמַּעְבְּר֗וֹת אֲשֶׁ֨ר בִּקֵּ֤שׁ
NAS: Between the passes by which Jonathan
KJV: And between the passages, by which Jonathan
INT: Between the passes which sought

Isaiah 10:29
HEB: עָֽבְרוּ֙ מַעְבָּרָ֔ה גֶּ֖בַע מָל֣וֹן
NAS: They have gone through the pass, [saying], Geba
KJV: They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging
INT: have gone the pass Geba will be our lodging

Isaiah 16:2
HEB: בְּנ֣וֹת מוֹאָ֔ב מַעְבָּרֹ֖ת לְאַרְנֽוֹן׃
NAS: of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon.
KJV: of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
INT: the daughters of Moab the fords of the Arnon

Isaiah 30:32
HEB: וְהָיָ֗ה כֹּ֤ל מַֽעֲבַר֙ מַטֵּ֣ה מֽוּסָדָ֔ה
NAS: And every blow of the rod
KJV: staff shall pass, which the LORD
INT: become and every blow of the rod of punishment

Jeremiah 51:32
HEB: וְהַמַּעְבָּר֣וֹת נִתְפָּ֔שׂוּ וְאֶת־
NAS: The fords also have been seized,
KJV: And that the passages are stopped,
INT: the fords have been seized the marshes

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4569
11 Occurrences

ham·ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
ma·‘ă·ḇar — 3 Occ.
ma‘·bā·rāh — 1 Occ.
ma‘·bā·rōṯ — 1 Occ.
ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ — 3 Occ.
wə·ham·ma‘·bā·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.