5668 - abur

Strong's Concordance

Original word: עֲבוּר
Transliteration: abur
Definition (short): sake
Definition (full): crossed, transit, on account of, in order that

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from abar
Definition: for the sake of, on account of, so that
NASB Translation: account (9), because (8), order (5), reason (1), sake (10), so (7), while (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Or rabur {aw-boor'}; passive participle of abar; properly, crossed, i.e. (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that -- because of, for (...'s sake), (intent) that, to.

see HEBREW abar

KJV: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
NASB: Then to Adam He said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat from it'; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life.
KJV: And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
NASB: The LORD smelled the soothing aroma; and the LORD said to Himself, "I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
KJV: Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
NASB: "Please say that you are my sister so that it may go well with me because of you, and that I may live on account of you."
KJV: And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
NASB: Therefore he treated Abram well for her sake; and gave him sheep and oxen and donkeys and male and female servants and female donkeys and camels.
KJV: And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
NASB: So the LORD said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account."