Strong's H4616 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מַעַן (maʻan)

Pronunciation: mah'-an

Morphology: prt

Derivation: from עָנָה (ʻânâh) [H6030];

Definition: properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that

KJV Renderings: because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.

Senses

1. purpose, intent prep
1. for the sake of
2. in view of, on account of
3. for the purpose of, to the intent that, in order to conj
4. to the end that

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.