Lexicon / H5668
עָבוּר
a.vur
  • for the sake of
  • on account of
  • in order that

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: for the sake of

prep

1) for the sake of, on account of, because of, in order to

conj

2) in order that

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: for the sake of; on account of; in order that

Root √עבר: עָבַר vb pass over through by pass on Qal pass over Pass beyond Pass through traverse , pass along by pass by sweep by , of scourge be past over . of time pass along (from hand to hand) Pass on go on , Pass away Niph Impf a stream which cannot be forded .. Pi his bull impregnateth cause to cross oneriver cause to pass over something make over to devote children to (לְ) heathen god pass along (from hand to hand) cause to pass through let pass through cause to pass by let pass by cause to pass beyond arrow cause to pass under rod, for counting cause to pass away take away . Hiph cause to pass over bring over , he made to pass across with chains of gold . 648.

עָבוּר בַּעֲבוּר בַּעֲבֻר n prep conj for the sake of on account of in order that . only in47. and.