עֲבָרָהʻăbârâh
ford, rare synonym of מַעֲבָר מַעְבָּרָה (2 Samuel 19:19; 2 Samuel 15:28; 2 Samuel 17:16)
Pronunciation: ab-aw-raw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5679
Same root
- עָבַרʻâbar · H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
- ΒηθαβαράBēthabará · G962ferry-house; Bethabara (i.e. Bethabarah), a place on the Jordan
- בֵּית בָּרָהBêyth Bârâh · H1012Beth-Barah, a place in Palestine
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- 2 Samuel 19:18 They crossed the shallows of the Jordan to bring the king’s household across the river, helping him in every way they could. As the king was about to cross the river, Shimei fell down before him.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).