5668. abur

Lexicon

abur: For the sake of, because of, in order to, on account of

Original Word: עָבוּר
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: `abuwr
Pronunciation: ah-BOOR
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-boor')
Definition: For the sake of, because of, in order to, on account of
Meaning: crossed, transit, on account of, in order that

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

because of, for

Or rabur {aw-boor'}; passive participle of abar; properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that -- because of, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to.

see HEBREW abar

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from abar
Definition
for the sake of, on account of, so that
NASB Translation
account (9), because (8), order (5), reason (1), sake (10), so (7), while (1).

Topical Lexicon

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 1223 (διά, dia): Often used to express causation or reason, similar to עָבוּר (ʿāḇûr) in Hebrew.
• Strong's Greek Number 1519 (εἰς, eis): Used to indicate purpose or result, akin to the causal use of עָבוּר (ʿāḇûr).

This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew term עָבוּר (ʿāḇûr), illustrating its significance in conveying purpose and causation within the biblical text.

Usage: The word עָבוּר (ʿāḇûr) appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often indicating a reason or purpose for an action. It is used to express causality or intent, such as "because of" or "for the sake of."

Context: The Hebrew term עָבוּר (ʿāḇûr) is a versatile preposition and conjunction found in the Old Testament. It is primarily used to convey the idea of causation or purpose. For instance, in Genesis 18:26, it is used to express a condition or reason: "If I find fifty righteous people within the city, I will spare the whole place on their account." Here, עָבוּר (ʿāḇûr) is translated as "on their account," indicating the reason for sparing the city.

In another instance, in Exodus 9:16, the term is used to denote purpose: "But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you My power and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth." The phrase "for this very purpose" is a translation of עָבוּר (ʿāḇûr), highlighting the intended outcome of God's actions.

The word is also found in legal and covenantal contexts, where it underscores the rationale behind commandments or divine actions. Its usage is integral to understanding the motivations and intentions within biblical narratives and laws.

Forms and Transliterations

בַּ֠עֲבוּר בַּ֭עֲבוּר בַּֽעֲבוּר֙ בַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָ בַּעֲב֖וּר בַּעֲב֗וּר בַּעֲב֛וּר בַּעֲב֞וּר בַּעֲב֣וּר בַּעֲב֤וּר בַּעֲב֤וּר ׀ בַּעֲב֥וּר בַּעֲבֻ֛ר בַּעֲבוּר֙ בַּעֲבוּרִֽי׃ בַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּ בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃ בַעֲבוּרֵ֔ךְ בעבור בעבורה בעבורי׃ בעבורך בעבורם׃ בעבר וּ֝בַעֲב֗וּר וּבַעֲב֗וּר ובעבור לְבַֽעֲבוּר֙ לְבַעֲב֗וּר לְבַעֲב֤וּר לבעבור ba‘ăḇur ba‘ăḇūr ba‘ăḇūrāh ba‘ăḇūrām ḇa‘ăḇūrêḵ ba‘ăḇūreḵā ba‘ăḇūrî ba·‘ă·ḇū·rāh ba·‘ă·ḇū·rām ba·‘ă·ḇū·re·ḵā ḇa·‘ă·ḇū·rêḵ ba·‘ă·ḇū·rî ba·‘ă·ḇur ba·‘ă·ḇūr baaVur baavuRah baavuRam baavuRecha baavuRi lə·ḇa·‘ă·ḇūr ləḇa‘ăḇūr levaaVur ū·ḇa·‘ă·ḇūr ūḇa‘ăḇūr uvaaVur vaavuRech

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 3:17
HEB: אֲרוּרָ֤ה הָֽאֲדָמָה֙ בַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָ בְּעִצָּבוֹן֙ תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּה
NAS: is the ground because of you; In toil
INT: Cursed is the ground because toil will eat

Genesis 8:21
HEB: אֶת־ הָֽאֲדָמָה֙ בַּעֲב֣וּר הָֽאָדָ֔ם כִּ֠י
NAS: the ground on account of man,
KJV: any more for man's sake; for the imagination
INT: again the ground account of man for

Genesis 12:13
HEB: יִֽיטַב־ לִ֣י בַעֲבוּרֵ֔ךְ וְחָיְתָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י
NAS: that it may go well with me because of you, and that I may live
INT: so may go because may live and my soul

Genesis 12:16
HEB: וּלְאַבְרָ֥ם הֵיטִ֖יב בַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּ וַֽיְהִי־ ל֤וֹ
NAS: well for her sake; and gave
INT: Abram treated her sake and gave sheep

Genesis 18:26
HEB: לְכָל־ הַמָּק֖וֹם בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃
NAS: the whole place on their account.
INT: the whole place their account

Genesis 18:29
HEB: לֹ֣א אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה בַּעֲב֖וּר הָאַרְבָּעִֽים׃
NAS: I will not do [it] on account of the forty.
INT: I will not do account of the forty

Genesis 18:31
HEB: לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִ֔ית בַּעֲב֖וּר הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃
NAS: I will not destroy [it] on account of the twenty.
INT: I will not destroy account of the twenty

Genesis 18:32
HEB: לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִ֔ית בַּעֲב֖וּר הָעֲשָׂרָֽה׃
NAS: I will not destroy [it] on account of the ten.
INT: I will not destroy account of the ten

Genesis 21:30
HEB: תִּקַּ֖ח מִיָּדִ֑י בַּעֲבוּר֙ תִּֽהְיֶה־ לִּ֣י
NAS: from my hand so that it may be a witness
KJV: of my hand, that they may be a witness
INT: shall take my hand so become witness

Genesis 26:24
HEB: אֶֽת־ זַרְעֲךָ֔ בַּעֲב֖וּר אַבְרָהָ֥ם עַבְדִּֽי׃
NAS: your descendants, For the sake of My servant
INT: and multiply your descendants the sake Abraham of my servant

Genesis 27:4
HEB: לִּ֖י וְאֹכֵ֑לָה בַּעֲב֛וּר תְּבָרֶכְךָ֥ נַפְשִׁ֖י
NAS: it to me that I may eat, so that my soul
INT: and bring may eat so may bless my soul

Genesis 27:10
HEB: לְאָבִ֖יךָ וְאָכָ֑ל בַּעֲבֻ֛ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְבָרֶכְךָ֖
NAS: that he may eat, so that he may bless
INT: your father may eat so and that may bless

Genesis 27:19
HEB: וְאָכְלָה֙ מִצֵּידִ֔י בַּעֲב֖וּר תְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּי נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
INT: and eat of my game that you may bless soul

Genesis 27:31
HEB: מִצֵּ֣יד בְּנ֔וֹ בַּעֲב֖וּר תְּבָרֲכַ֥נִּי נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
INT: game of his son's that you may bless soul

Genesis 46:34
HEB: גַּם־ אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ בַּעֲב֗וּר תֵּשְׁבוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
INT: both our fathers because of may dwell the land

Exodus 9:14
HEB: וּבַעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ וּבְעַמֶּ֑ךָ בַּעֲב֣וּר תֵּדַ֔ע כִּ֛י
NAS: and your people, so that you may know
INT: and your servants and your people so you may know that

Exodus 9:16
HEB: וְאוּלָ֗ם בַּעֲב֥וּר זֹאת֙ הֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָ
NAS: for this reason I have allowed you to remain,
KJV: And in very deed for this [cause] have I raised thee up,
INT: indeed reason you to remain

Exodus 9:16
HEB: זֹאת֙ הֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָ בַּעֲב֖וּר הַרְאֹתְךָ֣ אֶת־
NAS: I have allowed you to remain, in order to show
INT: you to remain order to show my power

Exodus 13:8
HEB: הַה֖וּא לֵאמֹ֑ר בַּעֲב֣וּר זֶ֗ה עָשָׂ֤ה
NAS: saying, 'It is because of what
KJV: saying, [This is done] because of that
INT: he saying is because of what did

Exodus 19:9
HEB: בְּעַ֣ב הֶֽעָנָן֒ בַּעֲב֞וּר יִשְׁמַ֤ע הָעָם֙
NAS: cloud, so that the people
INT: A thick cloud so may hear the people

Exodus 20:20
HEB: תִּירָאוּ֒ כִּ֗י לְבַֽעֲבוּר֙ נַסּ֣וֹת אֶתְכֶ֔ם
NAS: has come in order to test
KJV: is come to prove
INT: be afraid in order to test has come

Exodus 20:20
HEB: בָּ֖א הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וּבַעֲב֗וּר תִּהְיֶ֧ה יִרְאָת֛וֹ
NAS: to test you, and in order that the fear
INT: has come God order become the fear

1 Samuel 1:6
HEB: גַּם־ כַּ֔עַס בַּעֲב֖וּר הַרְּעִמָ֑הּ כִּֽי־
INT: again her sore because of to irritate her because

1 Samuel 12:22
HEB: אֶת־ עַמּ֔וֹ בַּעֲב֖וּר שְׁמ֣וֹ הַגָּד֑וֹל
NAS: His people on account of His great
INT: the LORD his people account name of his great

1 Samuel 23:10
HEB: לְשַׁחֵ֥ת לָעִ֖יר בַּעֲבוּרִֽי׃
NAS: to destroy the city on my account.
INT: to destroy the city my account

49 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5668
49 Occurrences

ba·‘ă·ḇūr — 38 Occ.
ba·‘ă·ḇū·rāh — 1 Occ.
ba·‘ă·ḇū·rām — 2 Occ.
ba·‘ă·ḇū·re·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ba·‘ă·ḇū·rî — 1 Occ.
lə·ḇa·‘ă·ḇūr — 3 Occ.
ū·ḇa·‘ă·ḇūr — 2 Occ.
ḇa·‘ă·ḇū·rêḵ — 1 Occ.