maan: purpose, intent Original Word: מַ֫עַן
Transliteration: maan
Phonetic Spelling: (mah'-an)
Short Definition: so
Word Origin
from anah
Definition
purpose, intent
NASB Word Usage
account (1), because (14), behalf (1), order (40), purpose (2), reason is so (1), sake (50), so (54), therefore (1), this reason (1).NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries
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All rights reserved Lockman.org because of, to the end intent that, for to, From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that -- because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 'S sake), + lest, that, to. see HEBREW anah
ū·ma·‘ă·maḏ — 2 Occ.
ū·mim·ma·‘ă·mā·ḏə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
mā·‘o·māḏ — 1 Occ.
ma·‘ă·mā·sāh — 1 Occ.
bə·ma·‘ă·maq·qê- — 1 Occ.
ma·‘ă·maq·qê- — 1 Occ.
mim·ma·‘ă·maq·qîm — 1 Occ.
ū·mim·ma·‘ă·maq·qê- — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ma·‘ă·maq·qê- — 1 Occ.
hal·ma·‘an·ḵā — 1 Occ.
lə·ma·‘ăn·ḵā — 1 Occ.
lə·ma·‘an·ḵem — 4 Occ.
lə·ma·‘ă·nî — 6 Occ.
ū·lə·ma·‘an — 17 Occ.
bə·ma·‘ă·nêh- — 1 Occ.
lam·ma·‘ă·nê·hū — 1 Occ.
ma·‘ă·neh — 6 Occ.
lə·ma·‘ă·nî·ṯām — 1 Occ.
ma·‘ă·nāh — 1 Occ.
ma·‘aṣ — 1 Occ.
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Strong's Hebrew 4616
272 Occurrences
hal·ma·‘an·ḵā — 1 Occ.
lə·ma·‘an — 243 Occ.
lə·ma·‘ăn·ḵā — 1 Occ.
lə·ma·‘an·ḵem — 4 Occ.
lə·ma·‘ă·nî — 6 Occ.
ū·lə·ma·‘an — 17 Occ.
Genesis 12:13
BIB: אֲחֹ֣תִי אָ֑תְּ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יִֽיטַב־ לִ֣י
NAS: that you are my sister so that it may go well
KJV: thou [art] my sister: that it may be well
INT: you are my sister you so may go becauseGenesis 18:19
BIB: כִּ֣י יְדַעְתִּ֗יו לְמַעַן֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְצַוֶּ֜ה
NAS: For I have chosen him, so that he may command
INT: for have chosen so what may command Genesis 18:19
BIB: צְדָקָ֖ה וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט לְמַ֗עַן הָבִ֤יא יְהוָה֙
NAS: and justice, so that the LORD
INT: righteousness and justice so may bring the LORD Genesis 18:24
BIB: תִשָּׂ֣א לַמָּק֔וֹם לְמַ֛עַן חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים הַצַּדִּיקִ֖ם
NAS: the place for the sake of the fifty
KJV: the place for the fifty
INT: spare the place the sake of the fifty righteous Genesis 27:25
BIB: מִצֵּ֣יד בְּנִ֔י לְמַ֥עַן תְּבָֽרֶכְךָ֖ נַפְשִׁ֑י
INT: game of my son's because of may bless my soul Genesis 37:22
BIB: תִּשְׁלְחוּ־ ב֑וֹ לְמַ֗עַן הַצִּ֤יל אֹתוֹ֙
INT: no lay might rescue of their hands Genesis 50:20
BIB: חֲשָׁבָ֣הּ לְטֹבָ֔ה לְמַ֗עַן עֲשֹׂ֛ה כַּיּ֥וֹם
NAS: it for good in order to bring about
KJV: unto good, to bring to pass,
INT: meant good order to bring present Exodus 1:11
BIB: שָׂרֵ֣י מִסִּ֔ים לְמַ֥עַן עַנֹּת֖וֹ בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם
INT: captain discomfited because of to afflict hard Exodus 4:5
BIB: לְמַ֣עַן יַאֲמִ֔ינוּ כִּֽי־
INT: because of may believe for Exodus 8:10
BIB: וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ כִּדְבָ֣רְךָ֔ לְמַ֣עַן תֵּדַ֔ע כִּי־
INT: said to your word that you may know that Exodus 8:22
BIB: שָׁ֖ם עָרֹ֑ב לְמַ֣עַן תֵּדַ֔ע כִּ֛י
NAS: of insects will be there, in order that you may know
KJV: [of flies] shall be there; to the end thou mayest know
INT: will be there swarms order you may know that Exodus 9:16
BIB: אֶת־ כֹּחִ֑י וּלְמַ֛עַן סַפֵּ֥ר שְׁמִ֖י
NAS: you My power and in order to proclaim
INT: to show my power order to proclaim my name Exodus 9:29
BIB: יִֽהְיֶה־ ע֔וֹד לְמַ֣עַן תֵּדַ֔ע כִּ֥י
INT: become longer that you may know for Exodus 10:1
BIB: לֵ֣ב עֲבָדָ֔יו לְמַ֗עַן שִׁתִ֛י אֹתֹתַ֥י
INT: and the heart of his servants because of may perform signs Exodus 10:2
BIB: וּלְמַ֡עַן תְּסַפֵּר֩ בְּאָזְנֵ֨י
INT: because of may tell the hearing Exodus 11:7
BIB: וְעַד־ בְּהֵמָ֑ה לְמַ֙עַן֙ תֵּֽדְע֔וּן אֲשֶׁר֙
INT: or beast that you may understand how Exodus 11:9
BIB: אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם פַּרְעֹ֑ה לְמַ֛עַן רְב֥וֹת מוֹפְתַ֖י
NAS: will not listen to you, so that My wonders
INT: about Pharaoh so will be multiplied my wonders Exodus 13:9
BIB: בֵּ֣ין עֵינֶ֔יךָ לְמַ֗עַן תִּהְיֶ֛ה תּוֹרַ֥ת
INT: among eyes and it shall serve the law Exodus 16:4
BIB: י֣וֹם בְּיוֹמ֔וֹ לְמַ֧עַן אֲנַסֶּ֛נּוּ הֲיֵלֵ֥ךְ
INT: A day's day because of may test will walk Exodus 16:32
BIB: לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם לְמַ֣עַן ׀ יִרְא֣וּ אֶת־
INT: of it be kept your generations because of may see the bread Exodus 20:12
BIB: וְאֶת־ אִמֶּ֑ךָ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יַאֲרִכ֣וּן יָמֶ֔יךָ
INT: your father and your mother because of may be prolonged your days Exodus 23:12
BIB: הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י תִּשְׁבֹּ֑ת לְמַ֣עַן יָנ֗וּחַ שֽׁוֹרְךָ֙
NAS: you shall cease [from labor] so that your ox
INT: the seventh shall cease so may rest your ox Exodus 33:13
BIB: דְּרָכֶ֔ךָ וְאֵדָ֣עֲךָ֔ לְמַ֥עַן אֶמְצָא־ חֵ֖ן
NAS: that I may know You, so that I may find
INT: your ways may know so may find favor Leviticus 17:5
BIB: לְמַעַן֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָבִ֜יאוּ
NAS: The reason is so that the sons
INT: the reason which may bring Leviticus 20:3
BIB: נָתַ֣ן לַמֹּ֔לֶךְ לְמַ֗עַן טַמֵּא֙ אֶת־
NAS: to Molech, so as to defile
INT: has given to Molech so to defile my sanctuary 272 Occurrences
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