עָבַרʻâbar

עָבַר: pass over, through, by, pass on

Pronunciation: aw-bar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5674

Meanings

Qal: construct (Genesis 15:17; Jeremiah 23:9; 1 Samuel 15:24)

1. pass over

a. and they crossed the ford (Genesis 31:21; Genesis 32:11; Joshua 3:14)

b. cross (Numbers 20:17; Numbers 21:22; 1 Samuel 27:2)

c. cross over (1 Samuel 14:4; 2 Samuel 24:20; Isaiah 45:14)

d. pass, march over (Isaiah 51:23)

e. they overflow with evil matters (Isaiah 23:10; Isaiah 8:8; Daniel 11:10)

f. pass, go, over, over whom wine hath gone (Isaiah 54:9; Psalms 42:8; Psalms 88:17)

g. passing over (Numbers 6:50; 1 Chronicles 29:30; Daniel 4:13)

h. pass over upon, light upon (Numbers 5:14; Numbers 5:30; 1 Kings 22:24)

i. overstep, transgress (Numbers 14:41; Joshua 7:11; Joshua 7:15)

j. pass over, overlook, forgive (Micah 7:18; Proverbs 19:11; Amos 7:8)

2. Pass beyond (1 Samuel 14:23; Jeremiah 5:22; Genesis 31:52)

3. Pass through, traverse

a. pass over, beyond, pass through (Numbers 22:21; Numbers 20:21; Joshua 18:9)

c. the passers-through (Ezekiel 39:11; Ezekiel 39:14)

d. pass through (Genesis 15:7; Jeremiah 34:18; Jeremiah 34:19)

e. traverse (Isaiah 33:21)

4.

a. pass along (Genesis 18:5; 1 Kings 9:8; Jeremiah 18:16)

b. pass by (Psalms 103:16)

c. sweep by (Isaiah 28:15; Isaiah 28:18; Isaiah 28:19)

d. be past, over, of time, etc. (Amos 8:5; 1 Kings 18:29; Genesis 50:4)

e. pass along, (from hand to hand) (Genesis 23:16; 2 Kings 12:5)

5. Pass on, go on

a. proceed unto, out of the city (Genesis 18:5; Numbers 22:26; Judges 12:1)

b. of boundary-line (Numbers 34:4; Joshua 15:3; Joshua 15:4)

c. pass on before, go in advance of, crossing (Genesis 32:17; Exodus 17:5; Genesis 32:22)

d. pass on, after (Judges 19:12; Judges 19:18; 2 Samuel 20:13)

e. pass on into, enter into a covenant with (Joshua 3:11; Joshua 4:7; Judges 9:26)

f. pass on (Deuteronomy 2:8)

g. pass on (2 Samuel 2:15; Jeremiah 33:13; Exodus 30:13)

h. pass along, travel (Isaiah 35:8; Isaiah 51:10; Psalms 8:9)

i. pass on, advance, pass away, perish (Psalms 48:5; Micah 2:13)

6. Pass away

a. emigrate (Micah 1:11)

c. id., and I passed by (Nahum 1:12; Job 30:15; Job 33:18)

f. be alienated, pass into other hands, and I gave to them that which they transgress (Ezekiel 48:14; Jeremiah 2:20; Jeremiah 8:13)

Niph`al: be forded (Ezekiel 47:5)

Pi`el

1. impregnateth (Job 21:10)

2. made to pass across (1 Kings 6:21)

Hithpa`el: see [עָבַר] below

Hiph`il: construct (2 Samuel 12:13; Joshua 7:7; Ezekiel 5:1)

1. cause to pass over, bring over

a. cause, to cross (Genesis 32:24; Numbers 32:5; Joshua 7:7)

b. cause, to pass over (Numbers 8:7; Ezekiel 5:1; Genesis 8:1)

c. make over, making over, dedicating (Numbers 27:7; Numbers 27:8; Exodus 13:12)

d. devote, by fire (Jeremiah 32:35; Ezekiel 23:37; Leviticus 18:21)

2.

a. cause to pass through (Ezekiel 14:15; Ezekiel 47:3; Ezekiel 47:4)

b. let pass through (Deuteronomy 2:30)

3.

a. cause to pass by (Ezekiel 37:2; Exodus 33:19; 1 Samuel 16:8)

b. let pass by (Jeremiah 46:17)

c. cause, to pass beyond (1 Samuel 20:36)

d. cause to pass (Ezekiel 20:37)

4. so Ew Th We Dr Kit Löhr RVm, but order of words difficult, Cause to pass away, take away (2 Samuel 3:10; Esther 8:2; Jonah 3:6)

עָבַר: Hithpa`el: be arrogant, infuriate oneself (Psalms 78:62; Psalms 89:39; Deuteronomy 3:26)

1. be arrogant (Proverbs 14:16)

2.

a. put oneself in a fury, become furious (Deuteronomy 3:26; Psalms 78:62; Psalms 88:39)

b. incite, to fury for oneself (Proverbs 20:2)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 556 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 8:1 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede.
  • Genesis 12:6 Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.
  • Genesis 15:17 After the sun went down and darkness fell, Abram saw a smoking firepot and a flaming torch pass between the halves of the carcasses.
  • Genesis 18:3 “My lord,” he said, “if it pleases you, stop here for a while.
  • Genesis 18:5 And since you’ve honored your servant with this visit, let me prepare some food to refresh you before you continue on your journey.” “All right,” they said. “Do as you have said.”
  • Genesis 23:16 So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price and paid the amount he had suggested—400 pieces of silver, weighed according to the market standard. The Hittite elders witnessed the transaction.
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