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Psalms 122:9
“Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מַעַןmaʻan · mah'-an
H4616 · Hebrew
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
- לְ֭מַעַן — 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.