Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5679 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עֲבָרָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H5674 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | abarah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `abarah (ab-aw-raw') n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. a crossing-place |
| KJV Renderings: | ferry, plain (from the margin). |
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עֲבָרָה noun feminine ford, rare synonym of מַעֲבָר מַעְבָּרָה; — absolute ׳ הָע 2Sam 19:19 and they crossed the ford (see עבר Qal 1.a.); plural construct עַברוֺת הַמִּדְבָּר 2Sam 15:28 Kt ( Qr עַרְבוֺת), so 2Sam 17:16 van d. H. (but Baer Ginsb עַרְבוֺת Kt also), ׳ עַב preferable (so Th We Dr Bu Kit Löhr HPS), the fords of the desert (HPS 2Sam 17:16 proper name).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
