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2 Samuel 7:21

“For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עָבוּרʻâbûwr · aw-boor'
H5668 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that
Derivation: or עָבֻר; passive participle of H5674 (עָבַר);
KJV renderings: because of, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to.
Grammar: בַּ — preposition
עֲב֤וּר — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
Code HR/Ncmsc
Usage: Occurs 49 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:17 Genesis 8:21 Genesis 12:13 Genesis 12:16 Genesis 18:26

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 עָבוּר here.

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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.