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H4616מַ֫עַןma.an

becausePart of speech: Hebrew Preposition OR Conjunction

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Occurrences by book

  1. 7
  2. 16
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 48
  6. 8
  7. 2
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 2
  10. 1
  11. 16
  12. 9
  13. 1
  14. 9
  15. 1
  16. 3
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 3
  19. 32
  20. 3
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 28
  24. 24
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 37
  27. 2
  28. 1
  29. 1
  30. 4
  31. 1
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. 2
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. 2
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 2
  39. Malachi: 0

Renderings

JPS Tanakh 1917 is not aligned yet, so there are no renderings to show.

272 occurrences in 252 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Psalms 130:4

    For with Thee there is forgiveness, that Thou mayest be feared.

    לְ֝מַ֗עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

  2. Psalms 143:11

    For Thy name's sake, O LORD, quicken me; in Thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

    לְמַֽעַן־ le.ma.'an- “for [the] sake of”

  3. Proverbs 2:20

    That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

    לְמַ֗עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

  4. Proverbs 15:24

    The path of life goeth upward for the wise, that he may depart from the nether-world beneath.

    לְמַ֥עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

  5. Proverbs 19:20

    Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

    לְ֝מַ֗עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

  6. Isaiah 5:19

    That say: 'Let Him make speed, let Him hasten His work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!'

    לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

  7. Isaiah 23:16

    Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot long forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

    לְמַ֖עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

  8. Isaiah 28:13

    And so the word of the LORD is unto them precept by precept, precept by precept, line by line, line by line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

    לְמַ֨עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

  9. Isaiah 30:1

    Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of Me; and that form projects, but not of My spirit, that they may add sin to sin;

    לְמַ֛עַן le.Ma.'an “so as”

  10. Isaiah 37:35

    For I will defend this city to save it, for Mine own sake, and for My servant David's sake.'

    לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י (לְמַֽעֲנִ֔) le.ma.'a. “for own sake”וּלְמַ֖עַן (לְמַ֖עַן) le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

  11. Isaiah 41:20

    That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.

    לְמַ֧עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

  12. Isaiah 42:21

    The LORD was pleased, for His righteousness' sake, to make the teaching great and glorious.

    לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

  13. Isaiah 43:10

    Ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, and My servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He; before Me there was no God formed, neither shall any be after Me.

    לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

  14. Isaiah 43:14

    Thus saith the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their shouting.

    לְמַעַנְכֶ֞ם (לְמַעַנְ) le.ma.'an. “for sake”

  15. Isaiah 43:25

    I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for Mine own sake; and thy sins I will not remember.

    לְמַעֲנִ֑י (לְמַעֲנִ֑) le.ma.'a. “for own sake”

  16. Isaiah 43:26

    Put Me in remembrance, let us plead together; declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

    לְמַ֥עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

  17. Isaiah 44:9

    They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity, and their delectable things shall not profit; and their own witnesses see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

    לְמַ֥עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

  18. Isaiah 45:3

    And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I am the LORD, who call thee by thy name, even the God of Israel.

    לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

  19. Isaiah 45:4

    For the sake of Jacob My servant, and Israel Mine elect, I have called thee by thy name, I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known Me.

    לְמַ֙עַן֙ le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

  20. Isaiah 45:6

    That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside Me; I am the LORD; and there is none else;

    לְמַ֣עַן le.Ma.'an “so that”

  21. Isaiah 48:9

    For My name's sake will I defer Mine anger, and for My praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

    לְמַ֤עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”

  22. Isaiah 48:11

    For Mine own sake, for Mine own sake, will I do it; for how should it be profaned? And My glory will I not give to another.

    לְמַעֲנִ֧י (לְמַעֲנִ֧) le.ma.'a. “for own sake”לְמַעֲנִ֛י (לְמַעֲנִ֛) le.ma.'a. “for own sake”

  23. Isaiah 49:7

    Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to him who is despised of men, to him who is abhorred of nations, to a servant of rulers: kings shall see and arise, princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; because of the LORD that is fait

    לְמַ֤עַן le.Ma.'an “on account of”

  24. Isaiah 55:5

    Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and a nation that knew not thee shall run unto thee; because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for He hath glorified thee.

    לְמַ֙עַן֙ le.Ma.'an “on account of”

  25. Isaiah 62:1

    For Zion's sake will I not hold My peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her triumph go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a torch that burneth.

    לְמַ֤עַן le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”וּלְמַ֥עַן (לְמַ֥עַן) le.Ma.'an “for [the] sake of”