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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. Judges 11:29עָבַ֖ר · he advanced
    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.
  2. Judges 11:32וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר · crossed over
    So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hand.
  3. Judges 12:1וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר · and crossed [the Jordan]; עָבַ֣רְתָּ׀ · have you crossed over
    Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”
  4. Judges 12:3וָֽאֶעְבְּרָה֙ · and crossed over
    When I saw that you would not save me, I risked my life and crossed over to the Ammonites, and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come today to fight against me?”
  5. Judges 12:5אֶעֱבֹ֔רָה · Let me cross over
    The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim would say, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites would ask him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he answered, “No,”
  6. Judges 18:13וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ · they traveled
    And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.
  7. Judges 19:12וְעָבַ֖רְנוּ · We will go on
    But his master replied, “We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, where there are no Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.”
  8. Judges 19:14וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ · on their journey
    So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.
  9. Judges 19:18עֹבְרִ֨ים · traveling
    The Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home,
  10. Ruth 2:8תַעֲבוּרִ֖י · go away
    Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Do not go and glean in another field, and do not go away from this place, but stay here close to my servant girls.
  11. Ruth 4:1עֹבֵר֙ · came along
    Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.
  12. 1 Samuel 2:24מַעֲבִרִ֖ים · circulating among
    No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.
  13. 1 Samuel 9:4וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר · So [Saul] passed; וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר · [He and the servant] went; וַיַּעַבְר֤וּ · Then they went; וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר
    So Saul passed through the hill country of Ephraim and then through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find the donkeys. He and the servant went through the region of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then they went through the land of Benjamin, and still they did not find them.
  14. 1 Samuel 9:27וְיַעֲבֹ֥ר · to go on; וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֑ר · So [the servant] went on
    As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us, but you stay for a while, and I will reveal to you the word of God.” So the servant went on.
  15. 1 Samuel 13:7עָֽבְרוּ֙ · even crossed
    Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul, however, remained at Gilgal, and all his troops were quaking in fear.
  16. 1 Samuel 14:1וְנַעְבְּרָה֙ · let us cross over
    One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
  17. 1 Samuel 14:4לַֽעֲבֹר֙ · to cross
    Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.
  18. 1 Samuel 14:6וְנַעְבְּרָ֗ה · let us cross over
    Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
  19. 1 Samuel 14:8עֹבְרִ֖ים · cross over
    “Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.
  20. 1 Samuel 14:23עָבְרָ֖ה · moved on
    So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.
  21. 1 Samuel 15:12וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר
    Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and behold, he has set up a monument for himself and has turned and gone down to Gilgal.”
  22. 1 Samuel 15:24עָבַ֥רְתִּי · I have transgressed
    Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
  23. 1 Samuel 16:8וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּ · and presented him
    Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
  24. 1 Samuel 16:9וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר · presented
    Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
  25. 1 Samuel 16:10וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר · pass
    Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”
  26. 1 Samuel 20:36לְהַעֲבִרֽוֹ׃ · beyond him
    He said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.
  27. 1 Samuel 25:19עִבְר֣וּ · Go
    …and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
  28. 1 Samuel 26:13וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר · crossed
    Then David crossed to the other side and stood atop the mountain at a distance; there was a wide gulf between them.
  29. 1 Samuel 26:22וְיַעֲבֹ֛ר · come over
    “Here is the king’s spear,” David answered. “Let one of the young men come over and get it.
  30. 1 Samuel 27:2וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר · and went
    So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
  31. 1 Samuel 29:2עֹֽבְרִ֔ים · marched out with; עֹֽבְרִ֛ים · marched
    As the Philistine leaders marched out with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.
  32. 1 Samuel 30:10מֵעֲבֹ֖ר · to cross
    …because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.
  33. 2 Samuel 2:8וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּ · moved him
    Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
  34. 2 Samuel 2:15וַיַּעַבְר֣וּ
    So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
  35. 2 Samuel 2:29וַיַּעַבְר֣וּ · They crossed
    And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.
  36. 2 Samuel 3:10לְהַֽעֲבִ֥יר · to transfer
    …to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”
  37. 2 Samuel 10:17וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר · crossed
    When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him.
  38. 2 Samuel 11:27וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר · was over
    And when the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the LORD.
  39. 2 Samuel 12:13הֶעֱבִ֥יר · has taken away
    Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.
  40. 2 Samuel 12:31וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר · and he made them work
    David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
  41. 2 Samuel 15:18עֹבְרִ֣ים · marched; עֹבְרִ֖ים
    …and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.
  42. 2 Samuel 15:22וַעֲבֹ֑ר · March on then; וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞ר · marched past
    “March on then,” said David to Ittai. So Ittai the Gittite marched past with all his men and all the little ones who were with him.