Strong's Lexicon

H5666

H5666 — עָבָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewabahverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1554

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5666
Word:עָבָה
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:abah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`abah (aw-baw') v.
Meaning:1. to be dense
KJV Renderings:be (grow) thick(-er).

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BDB5752

עָבָה verb be thick, fat, gross (Late Hebrew Pi`el עִבָּה make thick, and derivatives; Syriac [untranscribed source text 3684] swell up, passive participle swollen, thick, dense, stupid, and many derivatives; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3685] be dense, stupid, [untranscribed source text 3686] dense foliage; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 3687] be great Di985); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular מִמָּתְנֵי אָבִי ׳ קָֽטֳנִּי ע 1Kgs 12:10 my little finger is thicker (stouter) than, etc., = 2Chr 10:10 be thick, gross, of rebell. Israel under figure of highly fed beast, 2 masculine singular שָׁמַנְתָּ עָבִיתָ כָּשִׂיתָ Deut 32:15.


BDB5777

II. [עָבוּר] noun only in בַּעֲבוּר47, בַּעֲבֻר (Gen 27:10 ; Gen 27:31 ), preposition and conjunction for the sake of on account of, in order that (perhaps originally for the produce or gain of), suffix בַּעֲבוּרִי 1Sam 23:10, etc.; —

1. as preposition:
a. Gen 3:17 ארורה האדמה בעבורך for thy sake, Gen 8:21 בעבור האדם for man's sake, Gen 12:13 לְמַעַן יִיטַבלִֿי בַּעֲבוּרֵךְ, Gen 12:16; Gen 18:26; Gen 18:29; Gen 26:24, Exod 9:16 זֹאת ׳ ב Exod 13:8 זה ׳ ב 1Sam 12:22; 2Sam 5:12; 2Sam 6:12; 2Sam 7:21; 2Sam 9:1; 2Sam 9:7; Amos 2:6; Amos 8:6 נַעֲלָ֑יִם ׳ ואביון ב, Mic 2:10 טָמְאָה ׳ ב on account of uncleanness, Ps 106:32; Ps 132:10, etc.; 2Sam 12:21 הַיֶּלֶד חַי ׳ ב because of the child, (being) alive (= while he was alive), Jer 14:4
< read וְעֹבְדֵי הָאֲדָמָה חַתּוּ Duhm, compare ᵐ5. הָאֲדָמָה ׳ ב חַ֫תָּה on account of the ground, (which) is dismayed, Job 20:2 וּבַעֲבוּר חוּשִׁי בִּי read זֹאת ׳ וב, or וּבַעֲבוּרָהּ.
b. followed by infinitive (compare לְמַעַן), in order to, Exod 9:16 הַרְאֹתְךָ אֶתכֹּֿחִי ׳ ב, 1Sam 1:6 ; 2Sam 10:3 הֲּקֹר ׳ ב אתהֿעיר, 2Sam 18:18: so לְבַעֲבוּר Exod 20:20; 2Sam 14:20 ; 2Sam 17:14 בעבור לְ 1Chr 19:3 (|| 2Sam 10:3, no לְ).
2. as conjunction Gen 27:10 אֲשֶׁר יְבָרֶכְךָ ׳ ב; without אשׁר, Gen 21:30 לְעֵדָה ׳ תִּהְיֶה לִ ׳ ב in order that it may be a witness for me, Gen 27:4 תְּבָרֶכְךָ נפשׁי ׳ ב, Gen 27:19 Gen 27:31; Gen 46:34; Exod 9:14; Exod 19:9 ; Exod 20:20 ; Ps 105:45 .


BDB5781

[עָבַת] verb

Pi`el wind, weave (compare derivatives); — Imperfect 3 masculine plural suffix וַיְעַבְּתוּהָ Mic 7:3 and (so) they wind it (or weave it; i.e. mischief); so Hi Che GASm, but dubious; Ew reads עָבַט = twist, prevert (compare Joel 2:7, but see עבט ), We וַיְעַוְּתוּהָ = id., compare Now (?), Dr.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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