מַעַן
maʻan · mah'-an
properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6030 (עָנָה);
properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
- properly, heed, i.e. purpose
- used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to see and know › the seed, life continuing
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to see and know of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַעַן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
272 occurrences · 272 OT · 0 NT · 40 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- that2 · 20%
- for2 · 20%
- to1 · 10%
- there; to the end1 · 10%
- unto them, because of1 · 10%
- lest1 · 10%
- against us, for to1 · 10%
- thee; for to the intent1 · 10%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.