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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. Joshua 4:11לַֽעֲב֑וֹר · crossing; וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר · crossed
    …and after everyone had finished crossing, the priests with the ark of the LORD crossed in the sight of the people.
  2. Joshua 4:12וַ֠יַּעַבְרוּ · crossed over
    The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had instructed them.
  3. Joshua 4:13עָבְר֞וּ · crossed over
    About 40,000 troops armed for battle crossed over before the LORD into the plains of Jericho.
  4. Joshua 4:22עָבַ֣ר · crossed
    …you are to tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’
  5. Joshua 4:23עָבְרְכֶ֑ם · you had crossed over; עָבְרֵֽנוּ׃ · we had crossed over
    For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over.
  6. Joshua 5:1עָבְרָנוּ · they had crossed over
    Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.
  7. Joshua 6:7עִבְר֖וּ · Advance; יַעֲבֹ֕ר · going
    And he told the people, “Advance and march around the city, with the armed troops going ahead of the ark of the LORD.”
  8. Joshua 6:8עָבְר֕וּ · advanced
    After Joshua had spoken to the people, seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns before the LORD advanced and blew the horns, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
  9. Joshua 7:7הֵעֲבַ֨רְתָּ · did You ever bring; הַעֲבִ֜יר
    “O, Lord GOD,” Joshua said, “why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be destroyed? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!
  10. Joshua 7:11עָבְר֣וּ · they have transgressed
    Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.
  11. Joshua 7:15עָבַר֙ · he has transgressed
    The one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned, along with all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrage in Israel.’”
  12. Joshua 10:29וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר · moved on
    Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.
  13. Joshua 10:31וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר · moved on
    And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
  14. Joshua 10:34וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר · moved on
    So Joshua moved on from Lachish to Eglon, and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
  15. Joshua 15:3וְעָ֣בַר · continued on; וְעָבַ֤ר · ran past
    …proceeded south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continued on to Zin, went over to the south of Kadesh-barnea, ran past Hezron up to Addar, and curved toward Karka.
  16. Joshua 15:4וְעָבַ֣ר · It proceeded
    It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.
  17. Joshua 15:6וְעָבַ֕ר · proceeded
    …went up to Beth-hoglah, proceeded north of Beth-arabah, and went up to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
  18. Joshua 15:7וְעָבַ֤ר · continued
    Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.
  19. Joshua 15:10וְעָבַ֕ר · ran; וְעָבַ֥ר · and crossed
    The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.
  20. Joshua 15:11וְעָבַ֥ר · proceeded
    Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.
  21. Joshua 16:2וְעָבַ֛ר · and proceeded
    It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
  22. Joshua 16:6וְעָבַ֣ר · and passed by
    …and out toward the Sea. From Michmethath on the north it turned eastward toward Taanath-shiloh and passed by it to Janoah on the east.
  23. Joshua 18:9וַיַּעַבְר֣וּ · and went throughout
    So the men departed and went throughout the land, mapping it city by city into seven portions. Then they returned with the document to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.
  24. Joshua 18:13וְעָבַר֩ · crossed over
    From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
  25. Joshua 18:18וְעָבַ֛ר · Then it went on
    Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.
  26. Joshua 18:19וְעָבַ֨ר · continued
    The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.
  27. Joshua 19:13עָבַר֙ · it crossed
    From there it crossed eastward to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.
  28. Joshua 22:19עִבְר֨וּ · [then] cross over
    If indeed the land of your inheritance is unclean, then cross over to the land of the LORD’s possession, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and take possession of it among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God.
  29. Joshua 23:16בְּ֠עָבְרְכֶם · If you transgress
    If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”
  30. Joshua 24:11וַתַּעַבְר֣וּ · After this, you crossed
    After this, you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I delivered them into your hand.
  31. Joshua 24:17עָבַ֖רְנוּ · we traveled
    For the LORD our God brought us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and performed these great signs before our eyes. He also protected us throughout our journey and among all the nations through which we traveled.
  32. Judges 2:20עָבְר֜וּ · has transgressed
    So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed the covenant I laid down for their fathers and has not heeded My voice,
  33. Judges 3:26עָבַ֣ר · passed by
    Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.
  34. Judges 3:28לַעֲבֹֽר׃ · to cross over
    “Follow me,” he told them, “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and they did not allow anyone to cross over.
  35. Judges 6:33וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ · crossed over [the Jordan]
    Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.
  36. Judges 8:4עֹבֵ֣ר · [and] crossed it
    Then Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it, exhausted yet still in pursuit.
  37. Judges 9:25יַעֲבֹ֥ר · passed
    The leaders of Shechem set up an ambush against Abimelech on the hilltops, and they robbed all who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.
  38. Judges 9:26וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ · and crossed
    Meanwhile, Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their confidence in him.
  39. Judges 10:9וַיַּעַבְר֤וּ · crossed
    The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.
  40. Judges 11:17אֶעְבְּרָה־ · let us pass
    Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.
  41. Judges 11:19נַעְבְּרָה־ · let us pass
    And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land into our own place.’
  42. Judges 11:20עֲבֹ֣ר · to pass
    But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel.
  43. Judges 11:29וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר · and he passed through; וַֽיַּעֲבֹר֙ · then through
    Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.