Original Language Studio
1 Kings 2:4
“That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H4616 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
- Derivation
- from H6030 (עָנָה);
- KJV renderings
- because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.
- Grammar
- לְמַעַן֩ — preposition
- Usage
- Occurs 272 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 12:13Genesis 18:19Genesis 18:19Genesis 18:24Genesis 27:25
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מַעַן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.