Original Word: עֲבָרָה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: abarah Phonetic Spelling: (ab-aw-raw') Short Definition: ford
Word Origin from abar Definition ford NASB Word Usage ford (1), fords (1).
עֲבָרָה noun feminineford, rare synonym of מַעֲבָר מַעְבָּרָה; — absolute ׳הָע 2 Samuel 19:19and they crossed the ford (see עבר Qal 1 a); plural construct עַברוֺת הַמִּדְבָּר 2 Samuel 15:28 Kt (Qr עַרְבוֺת), so 2 Samuel 17:16 van d. H. (but Baer Ginsb עַרְבוֺת Kt also), ׳עַב preferable (so Th We Dr Bu Kit Löhr HPS), the fords of the desert (HPS 2 Samuel 17:16 proper name).
ferry, plain
From abar; a crossing-place -- ferry, plain (from the margin).
2 Samuel 15:28 BIB:[בְּעַבְרֹות כ] (בְּעַֽרְבֹ֖ות ק) הַמִּדְבָּ֑ר NAS: I am going to wait at the fords of the wilderness INT: I to wait ferry of the wilderness until
2 Samuel 19:18 BIB: וְעָבְרָ֣ה הָעֲבָרָ֗ה לַֽעֲבִיר֙ אֶת־ NAS: Then they kept crossing the ford to bring KJV: And there went over a ferry boat to carry over INT: crossing the ford to bring household
