Hebrew Word Study
H4616
מַעַן
maʻan
H4616 · Hebrew
properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
Verses with this word
Genesis 12:13
“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.”
Genesis 18:19
“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, ...”
Genesis 18:24
“Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righ...”
Genesis 27:25
“And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it nea...”
Genesis 37:22
“And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him...”