עָבוּר avur
Hebrew word for “for the sake of” · Strong’s H5668 · used 49 times in 47 verses
Meaning
prep; 1) for the sake of, on account of, because of, in order to; conj; 2) in order that
How it is translated
Glosses given for avur in context, with how often each is used:
- sake 27
- order that 10
- order 9
- because 3
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 15 | 0.7 | |
| 2 Samuel | 12 | 1.1 | |
| Exodus | 7 | 0.4 | |
| 1 Samuel | 3 | 0.2 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Psalms | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Amos | 2 | 1.0 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Micah | 1 | 0.7 |
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 18 (4), Genesis 27 (4), Genesis 12 (2), Exodus 9 (2), 2 Samuel 9 (2), 2 Samuel 12 (2), Genesis 3 (1), Genesis 8 (1), Genesis 21 (1), Genesis 26 (1)
Forms
- בעבור 37
- לבעבור 3
- בעבורך 2
- בעבורם 2
- ובעבור 2
- בעבורה 1
- בעבר 1
- בעבורי 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with avur more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- עֶבֶד eved “servant/slave” 12
- דָּוִד david “David” 9
- בָּרַךְ barakh “to bless” 6
- אָב av “father” 8
- אָכַל akhal “to eat” 7
- זֹאת zot “this” 6
- נִי ni “me” 6
- יָדַע yada “to know” 6
- אוּלַי ulay “perhaps” 3
- אַל al “not” 5
- נָא na “please” 4
- מָצָא matsa “to find” 4
Key verses
The verses using avur that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 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…
- 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; for the imagination of man’s…
- 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…
- Genesis 27:4 — And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
- 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 thou mayest know that there is none like me in…
- Exodus 9:16 — And in very deed for 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 19:9 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told…
- 1 Samuel 12:22 — For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
- 2 Samuel 9:7 — And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father;…
- 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…
- 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,…
- Micah 2:10 — Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.
See all 47 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.