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עָבַר

a.varto passHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb555 occurrences36 books492 verses
This word comes from the name of Valley of the Travelers.

Definition

a primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Traditional renderings: alienate, alter, × at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way, in, on, over, through), have away (more), lay, meddle, overrun, make partition, (cause to, give, make to, over) pass(-age, along, away, beyond, by, -enger, on, out, over, through), (cause to, make) proclaim(-amation), perish, provoke to anger, put away, rage, raiser of taxes, remove, send over, set apart, shave, cause to (make) sound, × speedily, × sweet smelling, take (away), (make to) transgress(-or), translate, turn away, (way-) faring man, be wrath.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עָבַר:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

555 total
  1. Ezekiel 29:11תַעֲבָר־
    No foot of man or beast will pass through, and it will be uninhabited for forty years.
  2. Ezekiel 33:28עוֹבֵֽר׃ · will pass through
    I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through.
  3. Ezekiel 35:7עֹבֵ֥ר · and go
    I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and will cut off from it those who come and go.
  4. Ezekiel 36:34עוֹבֵֽר׃ · who pass through
    The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through.
  5. Ezekiel 37:2וְהֶעֱבִירַ֥נִי · He led me
    He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry.
  6. Ezekiel 39:11הָעֹֽבְרִים֙ · of the Travelers; הָעֹֽבְרִ֑ים · those who travel through
    And on that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Sea. It will block those who travel through, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog.
  7. Ezekiel 39:14עֹבְרִ֣ים · pass; הָעֹבְרִ֗ים · the invaders
    And men will be employed to continually pass through the land to cleanse it by burying the invaders who remain on the ground. At the end of the seven months they will begin their search.
  8. Ezekiel 39:15וְעָבְר֤וּ · As they pass; הָעֹֽבְרִים֙
    As they pass through the land, anyone who sees a human bone will set up a pillar next to it, until the gravediggers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon-gog.
  9. Ezekiel 46:21וַיַּ֣עֲבִירֵ֔נִי · and led me around to
    Then he brought me into the outer court and led me around to its four corners, and I saw a separate court in each of its corners.
  10. Ezekiel 47:3וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִי · and led me through
    As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water.
  11. Ezekiel 47:4וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִי · and led me through; וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖נִי · and led me through
    Then he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through knee-deep water. Again he measured a thousand cubits and led me through waist-deep water.
  12. Ezekiel 47:5לַעֲבֹ֑ר · cross; יֵעָבֵֽר׃ · be crossed on foot
    Once again he measured off a thousand cubits, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough for swimming—a river that could not be crossed on foot.
  13. Ezekiel 48:14יַעֲבוּר · transfer
    They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.
  14. Daniel 9:11עָֽבְרוּ֙ · has transgressed
    All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.
  15. Daniel 11:10וְעָבָ֑ר · sweeping through
    But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
  16. Daniel 11:20מַעֲבִ֥יר · who will send out
    In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.
  17. Daniel 11:40וְעָבָֽר׃ · and sweeping through them
    At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.
  18. Hosea 6:7עָבְר֣וּ · have transgressed
    But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.
  19. Hosea 8:1עָבְר֣וּ · [the people] have transgressed
    Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.
  20. Hosea 10:11עָבַ֔רְתִּי · will place a yoke
    Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground.
  21. Joel 3:17יַֽעַבְרוּ־ · to be overrun
    Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
  22. Amos 5:5תַעֲבֹ֑רוּ · journey
    Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing.
  23. Amos 5:17אֶעֱבֹ֥ר · I will pass
    There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.
  24. Amos 6:2עִבְר֤וּ · Cross over
    Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
  25. Amos 7:8עֲב֥וֹר · spare
    “Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:
  26. Amos 8:2עֲב֥וֹר · spare
    “Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”
  27. Amos 8:5יַעֲבֹ֤ר · be over
    …asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.
  28. Jonah 2:3עָבָֽרוּ׃ · swept
    For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
  29. Jonah 3:6וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר · took off
    When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
  30. Micah 1:11עִבְרִ֥י · Depart
    Depart in shameful nakedness, O dwellers of Shaphir. The dwellers of Zaanan will not come out. Beth-ezel is in mourning; its support is taken from you.
  31. Micah 2:8מֵעֹבְרִ֣ים · passersby
    But of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle.
  32. Micah 2:13וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רוּ · through; וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר · will pass through
    One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.
  33. Micah 5:8עָבַ֛ר · it passes through
    Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.
  34. Micah 7:18וְעֹבֵ֣ר · and passes
    Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
  35. Nahum 1:8עֹבֵ֔ר · But with an overwhelming
    But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.
  36. Nahum 1:12וְעָבָ֑ר · and pass away
    This is what the LORD says: “Though they are allied and numerous, yet they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no longer.
  37. Nahum 1:15לַעֲבוֹר · march through
    Look to the mountains—the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.
  38. Nahum 3:19עָבְרָ֥ה · experienced
    There is no healing for your injury; your wound is severe. All who hear the news of you applaud your downfall, for who has not experienced your constant cruelty?
  39. Habakkuk 1:11וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר · and pass through
    Then they sweep by like the wind and pass through. They are guilty; their own strength is their god.”
  40. Habakkuk 3:10עָבָ֑ר · swept by
    The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.
  41. Zephaniah 2:2עָ֣בַר · passes
    …before the decree takes effect and the day passes like chaff, before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the Day of the LORD’s anger comes upon you.
  42. Zephaniah 2:15עוֹבֵ֣ר · who passes
    This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
  43. Zephaniah 3:6עוֹבֵ֑ר · to pass through
    “I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.
  44. Zechariah 3:4הֶעֱבַ֤רְתִּי · I have removed
    So the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.”