ʻâbûwr (H5668) — Meaning of the Hebrew word ʻâbûwr in English — Strong's Lexicon

Occurrences

ʻâbûwr occurs 49 times in 47 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (15), Exodus (5), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (12), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (1), Job (1), Psalms (3), Jeremiah (1), Amos (2), Micah (1)

Genesis 3:17 — And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake (בַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָ); in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Genesis 8:21 — And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake (בַּעֲב֣וּר); for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
Genesis 12:13 — Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake (בַעֲבוּרֵ֔ךְ); and my soul shall live because of thee.
Genesis 12:16 — And he entreated Abram well for her sake (בַּעֲבוּרָ֑הּ): and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
Genesis 18:26 — And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes (בַּעֲבוּרָֽם).
Genesis 18:29 — And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake (בַּעֲב֖וּר).
Genesis 18:31 — And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake (בַּעֲב֖וּר).
Genesis 18:32 — And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake (בַּעֲב֖וּר).
Genesis 21:30 — And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that (בַּעֲבוּר֙) they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
Genesis 26:24 — And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for (בַּעֲב֖וּר) my servant Abraham’s sake.
Genesis 27:4 — And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that (בַּעֲב֛וּר) my soul may bless thee before I die.
Genesis 27:10 — And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that (בַּעֲבֻ֛ר) he may bless thee before his death.
Genesis 27:19 — And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that (בַּעֲב֖וּר) thy soul may bless me.
Genesis 27:31 — And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that (בַּעֲב֖וּר) thy soul may bless me.
Genesis 46:34 — That ye shall say, Thy servants’ trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that (בַּעֲב֗וּר) ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Exodus 9:14 — For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that (בַּעֲב֣וּר) thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.
Exodus 9:16 — And in very deed for (בַּעֲב֥וּר) this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
Exodus 9:16 — And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for (בַּעֲב֖וּר) to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
Exodus 13:8 — And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because (בַּעֲב֣וּר) of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
Exodus 19:9 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that (בַּעֲב֞וּר) the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.
Exodus 20:20 — And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to (לְבַֽעֲבוּר֙) prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
Exodus 20:20 — And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that (וּבַעֲב֗וּר) his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
1 Samuel 1:6 — And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to (בַּעֲב֖וּר) make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
1 Samuel 12:22 — For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake (בַּעֲב֖וּר): because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
1 Samuel 23:10 — Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake (בַּעֲבוּרִֽי).
2 Samuel 5:12 — And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake (בַּעֲב֖וּר).
2 Samuel 6:12 — And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because (בַּעֲב֖וּר) of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.
2 Samuel 7:21 — For thy word’s sake (בַּעֲב֤וּר), and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
2 Samuel 9:1 — And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake (בַּעֲב֖וּר)?
2 Samuel 9:7 — And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake (בַּֽעֲבוּר֙), and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
2 Samuel 10:3 — And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to (בַּעֲב֞וּר) search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
2 Samuel 12:21 — Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while (בַּעֲב֞וּר) it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
2 Samuel 12:25 — And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because (בַּעֲב֖וּר) of the LORD.
2 Samuel 13:2 — And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for (בַּֽעֲבוּר֙) his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.
2 Samuel 14:20 — To (לְבַעֲב֤וּר) fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
2 Samuel 17:14 — And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent (לְבַעֲב֗וּר) that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
2 Samuel 18:18 — Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to (בַּעֲב֖וּר) keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.
1 Chronicles 14:2 — And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of (בַּעֲב֖וּר) his people Israel.
1 Chronicles 17:19 — O LORD, for thy servant’s sake (בַּעֲב֤וּר), and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.
1 Chronicles 19:3 — But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for (בַּ֠עֲבוּר) to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
2 Chronicles 28:19 — For the LORD brought Judah low because of (בַּעֲב֖וּר) Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.
Job 20:2 — Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for (וּ֝בַעֲב֗וּר) this I make haste.
Psalms 105:45 — That (בַּעֲב֤וּר) they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 106:32 — They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes (בַּעֲבוּרָֽם):
Psalms 132:10 — For thy servant David’s sake (בַּ֭עֲבוּר) turn not away the face of thine anointed.
Jeremiah 14:4 — Because (בַּעֲב֤וּר) the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
Amos 2:6 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for (בַּעֲב֥וּר) a pair of shoes;
Amos 8:6 — That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for (בַּעֲב֣וּר) a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Micah 2:10 — Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because (בַּעֲב֥וּר) it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.

ʻâbûwr — H5668

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