עָבוּר (H5668) — Hebrew Lexicon

עָבוּר

𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓

ʻâbûwr

H5668 noun

SILEX Entry

Root עבר to pass over, to cross, to traverse

Definition

Preposition and conjunction indicating the cause, purpose, or result of an action or event; primarily used to express 'on account of,' 'because of,' 'for the sake of,' or 'in order that.' Its usage marks either a motivating factor ('because of,' 'for the sake of') or a purposeful aim ('in order that'). During the biblical period, עָבוּר regularly marks a causal or purposive relationship between what precedes and what follows.

Semantic Range

because of, for the sake of, on account of, for (someone's sake), in order that, so that, for the purpose of

Root / Etymology

From the root עָבַר (to pass over, cross, traverse); עָבוּר is the passive participle form meaning 'that which is crossed' or 'having been crossed.' As a prepositional/conjunctive form, it functions abstractly to indicate the reason for or the goal of an action.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, עָבוּר primarily appears in legal, narrative, and poetic contexts to explain motivation or purpose, commonly in phrases like לְמַעַן עָבוּר (in order that, so that) or simply עָבוּר (for, on account of, because). Its main function is to link an action to its cause or intended result, distinguishing it from other prepositional forms such as בְּעַבוּר (for sake of, on account of), which may have more specific legal or ritual nuances. The semantic overlap with לְמַעַן ('for the sake of, in order that') is considerable, but עָבוּר often has a more direct sense of causality or motivation. In post-biblical Hebrew, the form is largely replaced by more precise causal or purposive prepositions, but in biblical prose and poetry, its use to indicate either motivation ('because of') or intent ('in order that') is well-attested. English translations sometimes render it generically ('for,' 'so that') but this can obscure the purposeful or causal force the word carries in Hebrew syntax.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or עָבֻר; passive participle of עָבַר; properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that; because of, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to.

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Root Family

עבר (ʿ-b-r) — to pass over, cross, traverse

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H4569	מַעֲבָר	the crossing-places
H5669	עָבוּר	from carried-over grain of
H5674	עָבַר	I will cause to pass over
H5675	עֲבַר	he crossed over
H5676	עֵבֶר	his far sides
H5677	עֵבֵר	One-from-Across
H5678	עֶבְרָה	overflowing rages
H5679	עֲבָרָה	the crossing-place
H5680	עִבְרִי	the crosser-over
H5681	עִבְרִי	and an Eber-descendant
H5682	עֲבָרִים	the Beyond-Regions
H5684	עֶבְרֹנָה	in Crossing-Region
H5787	עִוֵּר	the ones from beyond
H5863	עִיֵּי הָעֲבָרִים	the crossers
H83	אֵבֶר	region across

Word Forms

8 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H5668-01`	בַּ/עֲב֣וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for the sake of	for the sake of	38
`H5668-06`	לְ/בַֽ/עֲבוּר֙	levaavur	`HR/R/R`	in order	for the sake of	3
`H5668-07`	וּ/בַ/עֲב֗וּר	uvaavur	`HC/R/R`	and because of	and for the sake of	2
`H5668-03`	בַּ/עֲבוּרָֽ/ם	baavuram	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	because of them	on account of them	2
`H5668-05`	בַּ/עֲבוּרִֽ/י	baavuri	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	for my sake	for my sake	1
`H5668-02`	בַּ/עֲבוּרָ֑/הּ	baavurah	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs`	for her sake	for her sake	1
`H5668-04`	בַּֽ/עֲבוּרֶ֔/ךָ	baavurekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	because of you	for your sake	1
`H5668-08`	בַ/עֲבוּרֵ֔/ךְ	vaavurekhe	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2fs`	because of you	for your sake	1

Occurrences in Scripture

49 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H5668-04`	Genesis 3:17	בַּֽ/עֲבוּרֶ֔/ךָ	baavurekha	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms`	because of you	for your sake
`H5668-01`	Genesis 8:21	בַּ/עֲב֣וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	on account of	for the sake of
`H5668-08`	Genesis 12:13	בַ/עֲבוּרֵ֔/ךְ	vaavurekhe	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp2fs`	because of you	for your sake
`H5668-02`	Genesis 12:16	בַּ/עֲבוּרָ֑/הּ	baavurah	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs`	for her sake	for her sake
`H5668-03`	Genesis 18:26	בַּ/עֲבוּרָֽ/ם	baavuram	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	for their sake	on account of them
`H5668-01`	Genesis 18:29	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for the sake of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Genesis 18:31	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	on account of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Genesis 18:32	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for the sake of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Genesis 21:30	בַּ/עֲבוּר֙	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	that	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Genesis 26:24	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for the sake of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Genesis 27:4	בַּ/עֲב֛וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	that	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Genesis 27:10	בַּ/עֲבֻ֛ר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	so that	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Genesis 27:19	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	that	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Genesis 27:31	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	so that	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Genesis 46:34	בַּ/עֲב֗וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	that	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Exodus 9:14	בַּ/עֲב֣וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	so that	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Exodus 9:16	בַּ/עֲב֥וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for this reason	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Exodus 9:16	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur-2	`HR/Ncmsc`	in order to	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Exodus 13:8	בַּ/עֲב֣וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	because of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Exodus 19:9	בַּ/עֲב֞וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	in order that	for the sake of
`H5668-06`	Exodus 20:20	לְ/בַֽ/עֲבוּר֙	levaavur	`HR/R/R`	in order	for the sake of
`H5668-07`	Exodus 20:20	וּ/בַ/עֲב֗וּר	uvaavur	`HC/R/R`	and in order	and for the sake of
`H5668-01`	1 Samuel 1:6	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	because of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	1 Samuel 12:22	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for-the-sake-of	for the sake of
`H5668-05`	1 Samuel 23:10	בַּ/עֲבוּרִֽ/י	baavuri	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs`	for my sake	for my sake
`H5668-01`	2 Samuel 5:12	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for the sake of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	2 Samuel 6:12	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	because of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	2 Samuel 7:21	בַּ/עֲב֤וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for the sake of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	2 Samuel 9:1	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for the sake of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	2 Samuel 9:7	בַּֽ/עֲבוּר֙	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for the sake of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	2 Samuel 10:3	בַּ/עֲב֞וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	to	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	2 Samuel 12:21	בַּ/עֲב֞וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	2 Samuel 12:25	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	because of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	2 Samuel 13:2	בַּֽ/עֲבוּר֙	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	because of	for the sake of
`H5668-06`	2 Samuel 14:20	לְ/בַ/עֲב֤וּר	levaavur	`HR/R/R`	in order to	for the sake of
`H5668-06`	2 Samuel 17:14	לְ/בַ/עֲב֗וּר	levaavur	`HR/R/C`	in order	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	2 Samuel 18:18	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	to	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Jeremiah 14:4	בַּ/עֲב֤וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	because of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Amos 2:6	בַּ/עֲב֥וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Amos 8:6	בַּ/עֲב֣וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Micah 2:10	בַּ/עֲב֥וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	because of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	Psalms 105:45	בַּ/עֲב֤וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	that	for the sake of
`H5668-03`	Psalms 106:32	בַּ/עֲבוּרָֽ/ם	baavuram	`HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp`	because of them	on account of them
`H5668-01`	Psalms 132:10	בַּ֭/עֲבוּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	For the sake of	for the sake of
`H5668-07`	Job 20:2	וּ֝/בַ/עֲב֗וּר	uvaavur	`HC/R/R`	and because of	and for the sake of
`H5668-01`	1 Chronicles 14:2	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for the sake of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	1 Chronicles 17:19	בַּ/עֲב֤וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for the sake of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	1 Chronicles 19:3	בַּ֠/עֲבוּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	for the purpose of	for the sake of
`H5668-01`	2 Chronicles 28:19	בַּ/עֲב֖וּר	baavur	`HR/Ncmsc`	because of	for the sake of

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