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Jeremiah 14:4
“Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עָבוּרʻâbûwr · aw-boor'
H5668 · Hebrew
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
- Usage
- Occurs 49 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:17Genesis 8:21Genesis 12:13Genesis 12:16Genesis 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.
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.