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מַעֲבָר H4569

H4569 is the Hebrew word מַעֲבָר, transliterated maʻăbâr and said mah-ab-awr'. The King James Version most often renders it fords.

Word: מַעֲבָרTransliteration: maʻăbârSaid: mah-ab-awr'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 11 verses

What it means

a crossing-place (of a river, a ford; of a mountain, a pass); abstractly, a transit, i.e. (figuratively) overwhelming.

Where it comes from

or feminine מַעֲבָרָה; from H5674 (עָבַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

fords 3×passages 3×passage 2×ford 1×between the passages 1×pass 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: ford, place where...pass, passage.

Verses using מַעֲבָר

All 11 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 32:22 · KJV

And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.

Joshua 2:7 · KJV

And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

Judges 3:28 · KJV

And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

Judges 12:5 · KJV

And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;

Judges 12:6 · KJV

Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

1 Samuel 13:23 · KJV

And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.

1 Samuel 14:4 · KJV

And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines’ garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

Isaiah 10:29 · KJV

They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.

Isaiah 16:2 · KJV

For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.

Isaiah 30:32 · KJV

And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.

Jeremiah 51:32 · KJV

And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4569 mean?

H4569 is the Hebrew word מַעֲבָר (maʻăbâr), meaning a crossing-place (of a river, a ford; of a mountain, a pass); abstractly, a transit, i.e. (figuratively) overwhelming.

How is H4569 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it fords (3 times), passages (3 times), passage (2 times), ford (1 time), between the passages (1 time), among others.

How many times does H4569 appear in the Bible?

מַעֲבָר (maʻăbâr) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4569 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or feminine מַעֲבָרָה; from H5674 (עָבַר).

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