Word Study · Strong's H4616
מַעַן
maʻan
“properly, heed, i.e. purpose”
- 272occurrencescanonical count
- 272tagged so farloaded book by book
- 29books spannedamong tagged text
Strong's Dictionary (1890, public domain)
Definition
properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that KJV usage: because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.
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The ledger of occurrences
Genesis 7Exodus 16Leviticus 3Numbers 4Deuteronomy 48Joshua 8Judges 21 Samuel 22 Samuel 11 Kings 162 Kings 91 Chronicles 12 Chronicles 9Ezra 1Nehemiah 3Job 3Psalms 32Proverbs 3Isaiah 28Jeremiah 24Ezekiel 37Daniel 2Hosea 1Joel 1Amos 4Obadiah 1Micah 2Habakkuk 2Zechariah 2
Genesis7 occurrences
Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.The first tagged occurrence in Genesis.
Genesis 12:13לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcGenesis 18:19לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcGenesis 18:19לְמַעַן֩le.ma.'An — so thatHTcGenesis 18:24לְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcGenesis 27:25לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcGenesis 37:22לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcGenesis 50:20לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTc
Exodus16 occurrences
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses.The first tagged occurrence in Exodus.
Exodus 1:11לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcExodus 4:5לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcExodus 8:10לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcExodus 8:22לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcExodus 9:16וּלְמַ֛עַןu.le.Ma.'an — and so asHC/TcExodus 9:29לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcExodus 10:1לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcExodus 10:2וּלְמַ֡עַןu.le.Ma.'an — and so thatHC/TcExodus 11:7לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcExodus 11:9לְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcExodus 13:9לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcExodus 16:4לְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcExodus 16:32לְמַ֣עַן׀le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcExodus 20:12לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcExodus 23:12לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcExodus 33:13לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTc
Leviticus3 occurrences
to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field, even that they may bring them unto Jehovah, unto the door of the tent of meeting, unto the priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace-offerings unto Jehovah.The first tagged occurrence in Leviticus.
Numbers4 occurrences
that ye may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.The first tagged occurrence in Numbers.
Deuteronomy48 occurrences
But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for Jehovah thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as at this day.The first tagged occurrence in Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy 2:30לְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcDeuteronomy 3:26לְמַ֣עַנְכֶ֔םle.Ma.'an.Khem — on account of youHTc/Sp2mpDeuteronomy 4:1לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 4:40וּלְמַ֨עַןu.le.Ma.'an — and so thatHC/TcDeuteronomy 5:14לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 5:16לְמַ֣עַן׀le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 5:16וּלְמַ֙עַן֙u.le.Ma.'an — and so thatHC/TcDeuteronomy 5:29לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 5:33לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 6:2לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 6:2וּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'an — and so thatHC/TcDeuteronomy 6:18לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 6:23לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so asHTcDeuteronomy 8:1לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 8:2לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcDeuteronomy 8:3לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcDeuteronomy 8:16וּלְמַ֙עַן֙u.le.Ma.'an — and so asHC/TcDeuteronomy 8:16לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcDeuteronomy 8:18לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcDeuteronomy 9:5וּלְמַ֜עַןu.le.Ma.'an — and so asHC/TcDeuteronomy 11:8לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 11:9וּלְמַ֨עַןu.le.Ma.'an — and so thatHC/TcDeuteronomy 11:21לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 12:25לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 12:28לְמַעַן֩le.ma.'An — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 13:17לְמַעַן֩le.ma.'An — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 14:23לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 14:29לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 16:3לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 16:20לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 17:16לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcDeuteronomy 17:19לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 17:20לְמַעַן֩le.ma.'An — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 20:18לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 22:7לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 23:20לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 24:19לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 25:15לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 27:3לְמַ֡עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 29:6לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 29:9לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 29:13לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcDeuteronomy 29:19לְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcDeuteronomy 30:6לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcDeuteronomy 30:19לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 31:12לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcDeuteronomy 31:12וּלְמַ֣עַןu.le.Ma.'an — and so thatHC/TcDeuteronomy 31:19לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTc
Joshua8 occurrences
Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest.The first tagged occurrence in Joshua.
Joshua 1:7לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcJoshua 1:8לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcJoshua 3:4לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcJoshua 4:6לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcJoshua 4:24לְ֠מַעַןLe.ma.'an — so asHTcJoshua 4:24לְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcJoshua 11:20לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcJoshua 11:20לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTc
Judges2 occurrences
that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of Jehovah to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.The first tagged occurrence in Judges.
1 Samuel2 occurrences
And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.The first tagged occurrence in 1 Samuel.
2 Samuel1 occurrence
And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.The first tagged occurrence in 2 Samuel.
1 Kings16 occurrences
and keep the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself;The first tagged occurrence in 1 Kings.
1 Kings 2:3לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTc1 Kings 2:4לְמַעַן֩le.ma.'An — so thatHTc1 Kings 8:40לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTc1 Kings 8:41לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTc1 Kings 8:43לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTc1 Kings 8:60לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTc1 Kings 11:12לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTc1 Kings 11:13וּלְמַ֥עַןu.le.Ma.'an — and for [the] sake ofHC/Tc1 Kings 11:13לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTc1 Kings 11:32לְמַ֣עַן׀le.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTc1 Kings 11:32וּלְמַ֙עַן֙u.le.Ma.'an — and for [the] sake ofHC/Tc1 Kings 11:34לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTc1 Kings 11:36לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTc1 Kings 11:39לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — on account ofHTc1 Kings 12:15לְמַ֜עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTc1 Kings 15:4לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTc
2 Kings9 occurrences
Howbeit Jehovah would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give unto him a lamp for his children alway.The first tagged occurrence in 2 Kings.
2 Kings 8:19לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTc2 Kings 10:19לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTc2 Kings 13:23לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — on account ofHTc2 Kings 19:34לְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.Ni — for own sake myHTc/Sp1bs2 Kings 19:34וּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'an — and for [the] sake ofHC/Tc2 Kings 20:6לְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.Ni — for own sake myHTc/Sp1bs2 Kings 20:6וּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'an — and for [the] sake ofHC/Tc2 Kings 22:17לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so asHTc2 Kings 23:24לְ֠מַעַןLe.ma.'an — so asHTc
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Jehovah, and in the audience of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of Jehovah your God; that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you for ever.The first tagged occurrence in 1 Chronicles.
2 Chronicles9 occurrences
2 Chronicles 6:31לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTc2 Chronicles 6:32לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTc2 Chronicles 6:33לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTc2 Chronicles 10:15לְמַעַן֩le.ma.'An — so asHTc2 Chronicles 21:7לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — on account ofHTc2 Chronicles 25:20לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTc2 Chronicles 31:4לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTc2 Chronicles 32:18לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTc2 Chronicles 34:25לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so asHTc
Ezra1 occurrence
Nehemiah3 occurrences
Job3 occurrences
Psalms32 occurrences
Psalms 5:8לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — on account ofHTcPsalms 6:4לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — on account ofHTcPsalms 8:2לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — on account ofHTcPsalms 9:14לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcPsalms 23:3לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcPsalms 25:7לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — on account ofHTcPsalms 25:11לְמַֽעַן־le.ma.'an- — for [the] sake ofHTcPsalms 27:11לְ֝מַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — on account ofHTcPsalms 30:12לְמַ֤עַן׀le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcPsalms 31:3וּלְמַ֥עַןu.le.Ma.'an — and for [the] sake ofHC/TcPsalms 44:26לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcPsalms 48:11לְ֝מַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — on account ofHTcPsalms 48:13לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcPsalms 51:4לְ֭מַעַןLe.ma.'an — so thatHTcPsalms 60:5לְ֭מַעַןLe.ma.'an — so thatHTcPsalms 68:23לְמַ֤עַן׀le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcPsalms 69:18לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — on account ofHTcPsalms 78:6לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcPsalms 79:9לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcPsalms 97:8לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — on account ofHTcPsalms 106:8לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcPsalms 108:6לְ֭מַעַןLe.ma.'an — so thatHTcPsalms 109:21לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcPsalms 119:11לְ֝מַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcPsalms 119:71לְ֝מַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcPsalms 119:80לְ֝מַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcPsalms 119:101לְ֝מַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcPsalms 122:8לְ֭מַעַןLe.ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcPsalms 122:9לְ֭מַעַןLe.ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcPsalms 125:3לְמַ֡עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcPsalms 130:4לְ֝מַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcPsalms 143:11לְמַֽעַן־le.ma.'an- — for [the] sake ofHTc
Proverbs3 occurrences
Isaiah28 occurrences
Isaiah 5:19לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcIsaiah 23:16לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcIsaiah 28:13לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcIsaiah 30:1לְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcIsaiah 37:35וּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'an — and for [the] sake ofHC/TcIsaiah 37:35לְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.Ni — for own sake myHTc/Sp1bsIsaiah 41:20לְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcIsaiah 42:21לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcIsaiah 43:10לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcIsaiah 43:14לְמַעַנְכֶ֞םle.ma.'an.Khem — for sake yourHTc/Sp2mpIsaiah 43:25לְמַעֲנִ֑יle.ma.'a.Ni — for own sake myHTc/Sp1bsIsaiah 43:26לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcIsaiah 44:9לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcIsaiah 45:3לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcIsaiah 45:4לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcIsaiah 45:6לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcIsaiah 48:9לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcIsaiah 48:11לְמַעֲנִ֧יle.ma.'a.Ni — for own sake myHTc/Sp1bsIsaiah 48:11לְמַעֲנִ֛יle.ma.'a.Ni — for own sake myHTc/Sp1bsIsaiah 49:7לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'an — on account ofHTcIsaiah 55:5לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — on account ofHTcIsaiah 62:1וּלְמַ֥עַןu.le.Ma.'an — and for [the] sake ofHC/TcIsaiah 62:1לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcIsaiah 63:17לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcIsaiah 65:8לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcIsaiah 66:5לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcIsaiah 66:11לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcIsaiah 66:11לְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTc
Jeremiah24 occurrences
Jeremiah 4:14לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcJeremiah 7:10לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcJeremiah 7:18לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcJeremiah 7:19לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcJeremiah 7:23לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcJeremiah 10:18לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcJeremiah 11:5לְמַעַן֩le.ma.'An — so asHTcJeremiah 14:7לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcJeremiah 14:21לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcJeremiah 25:7לְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcJeremiah 27:10לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcJeremiah 27:15לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcJeremiah 32:14לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcJeremiah 32:29לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcJeremiah 32:35לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcJeremiah 35:7לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcJeremiah 36:3לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcJeremiah 42:6לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcJeremiah 43:3לְמַעַן֩le.ma.'An — so asHTcJeremiah 44:8לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so asHTcJeremiah 44:8וּלְמַ֤עַןu.le.Ma.'an — and so asHC/TcJeremiah 44:29לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcJeremiah 50:34לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so asHTcJeremiah 51:39לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTc
Ezekiel37 occurrences
Ezekiel 4:17לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 6:6לְמַעַן֩le.ma.'An — so thatHTcEzekiel 11:20לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 12:16לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 12:19לְמַ֜עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 14:5לְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcEzekiel 14:11לְ֠מַעַןLe.ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 16:54לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 16:63לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 19:9לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 20:9לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcEzekiel 20:14לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcEzekiel 20:22לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcEzekiel 20:26לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 20:26לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 20:44לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — for [the] sake ofHTcEzekiel 21:10לְמַעַן־le.ma.'an- — so asHTcEzekiel 21:10לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcEzekiel 21:15לְמַ֣עַן׀le.Ma.'an — so asHTcEzekiel 21:28לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — on account ofHTcEzekiel 22:6לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcEzekiel 22:9לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcEzekiel 22:12לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcEzekiel 22:27לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcEzekiel 23:21לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — on account ofHTcEzekiel 24:11לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 25:10לְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 26:20לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 31:14לְמַ֡עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 36:5לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 36:22לְמַעַנְכֶ֛םle.ma.'an.Khem — for sake yourHTc/Sp2mpEzekiel 36:30לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'an — so thatHTcEzekiel 36:32לְמַעַנְכֶ֣םle.ma.'an.Khem — for sake yourHTc/Sp2mpEzekiel 38:16לְמַעַן֩le.ma.'An — so asHTcEzekiel 39:12לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcEzekiel 40:4לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'an — so asHTcEzekiel 46:18לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an — so thatHTc