עָבוּר
ʻâbûwr · aw-boor'
properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that
Lexicon
Derivation: or עָבֻר; passive participle of H5674 (עָבַר);
properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that
- properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit
- used only adverbially, on account of, 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, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › the house, what is within › to fasten and establish › the head, the highest
To see and know of the house, what is within that works to fasten and establish of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עָבוּר 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
49 occurrences · 49 OT · 0 NT · 23 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- to2 · 25%
- sake1 · 13%
- that1 · 13%
- deed1 · 13%
- this is done because of1 · 13%
- unto thee, to1 · 13%
- to the intent1 · 13%
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.