Strong's Definition
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way, in, on, over, through), have away (more), lay, meddle, overrun, make partition, (cause to, give, make to, over) pass(-age, along, away, beyond, by, -enger, on, out, over, through), (cause to, make) [phrase] proclaim(-amation), perish, provoke to anger, put away, rage, [phrase] raiser of taxes, remove, send over, set apart, [phrase] shave, cause to (make) sound, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] sweet smelling, take (away), (make to) transgress(-or), translate, turn away, (way-) faring man, be wrath.
TWOT Reference: 1556
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עָבַר (a.var) — to pass. 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish 1a6c) to perish, cease to exist 1a6d) to become invalid, become obsolete (of law, decree) 1a6e) to be alienated, pass into other hands 1b) (Niphal) to be crossed 1c) (Piel) to impregnate, cause to cross 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to pass over, cause to bring over, cause to cross over, make over to, dedicate, devote 1d2) to cause to pass through 1d3) to cause to pass by or beyond or under, let pass by 1d4) to cause to pass away, cause to take away 1e) (Hithpael) to pass over
עָבַר (a.var) — be angry. to be angry, arrogant
עָבַר (a.var) — to pass: bring. 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish 1a6c) to perish, cease to exist 1a6d) to become invalid, become obsolete (of law, decree) 1a6e) to be alienated, pass into other hands 1b) (Niphal) to be crossed 1c) (Piel) to impregnate, cause to cross 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to pass over, cause to bring over, cause to cross over, make over to, dedicate, devote 1d2) to cause to pass through 1d3) to cause to pass by or beyond or under, let pass by 1d4) to cause to pass away, cause to take away 1e) (Hithpael) to pass over
עָבַר (a.var) — to pass: trespass. 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish 1a6c) to perish, cease to exist 1a6d) to become invalid, become obsolete (of law, decree) 1a6e) to be alienated, pass into other hands 1b) (Niphal) to be crossed 1c) (Piel) to impregnate, cause to cross 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to pass over, cause to bring over, cause to cross over, make over to, dedicate, devote 1d2) to cause to pass through 1d3) to cause to pass by or beyond or under, let pass by 1d4) to cause to pass away, cause to take away 1e) (Hithpael) to pass over
עָבַר (a.var) — (Valley of) the Travelers.
Combined with gay (גַּיְא "Valley" H1516O)
עָבַר (a.var) — be arrogant. to be arrogant
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · מַעֲבָר · מַעְבָּרָה · עֲבוּר · עֵבֶר · עֲבָרָה
Move | verb qal, verb nif
to pass, to pass by, to pass on, to pass through, to cross = action by which humans or animals cross the distance between one place and another
GEN 12:6 · GEN 15:17 · GEN 18:3 · GEN 18:5 · GEN 18:5 · GEN 30:32 · GEN 31:21 · GEN 31:52 · GEN 31:52 · GEN 32:11 · GEN 32:17 · GEN 32:22 · GEN 32:23 · GEN 32:32 · GEN 33:3 · GEN 33:14 · GEN 37:28 · GEN 41:46 · EXO 12:12 · EXO 12:23 · EXO 15:16 · EXO 15:16 · EXO 17:5 · EXO 30:13 · EXO 30:14 · EXO 32:27 · EXO 33:22 · EXO 33:22 · EXO 34:6 · EXO 38:26 · LEV 26:6 · LEV 27:32 · NUM 6:5 · NUM 13:32 · NUM 14:7 · NUM 20:17 · NUM 20:17 · NUM 20:17 · NUM 20:18 · NUM 20:19 · NUM 20:20 · NUM 20:21 · NUM 21:22 · NUM 21:22 · NUM 21:23 · NUM 22:26 · NUM 32:7 · NUM 32:21 · NUM 32:27 · NUM 32:29 · NUM 32:30 · NUM 32:32 · NUM 33:8 · NUM 33:51 · NUM 34:4 · NUM 34:4 · NUM 35:10 · DEU 2:4 · DEU 2:8 · DEU 2:8 · DEU 2:13 · DEU 2:13 · DEU 2:14 · DEU 2:18 · DEU 2:24 · DEU 2:27 · DEU 2:28 · DEU 2:29 · DEU 3:18 · DEU 3:21 · DEU 3:25 · DEU 3:27 · DEU 3:28 · DEU 4:14 · DEU 4:21 · DEU 4:22 · DEU 4:22 · DEU 4:26 · DEU 6:1 · DEU 9:1 · DEU 9:3 · DEU 11:8 · DEU 11:11 · DEU 11:31 · DEU 12:10 · DEU 27:2 · DEU 27:3 · DEU 27:4 · DEU 27:12 · DEU 29:15 · DEU 29:15 · DEU 30:13 · DEU 30:18 · DEU 31:2 · DEU 31:3 · DEU 31:3 · DEU 31:13 · DEU 32:47 · DEU 34:4 · JOS 1:2 · JOS 1:11 · JOS 1:11 · JOS 1:14 · JOS 2:23 · JOS 3:1 · JOS 3:2 · JOS 3:4 · JOS 3:6 · JOS 3:11 · JOS 3:14 · JOS 3:16 · JOS 3:17 · JOS 3:17 · JOS 4:1 · JOS 4:5 · JOS 4:7 · JOS 4:10 · JOS 4:11 · JOS 4:11 · JOS 4:12 · JOS 4:13 · JOS 4:22 · JOS 4:23 · JOS 4:23 · JOS 5:1 · JOS 6:7 · JOS 6:7 · JOS 6:8 · JOS 10:29 · JOS 10:31 · JOS 10:34 · JOS 15:3 · JOS 15:3 · JOS 15:4 · JOS 15:6 · JOS 15:7 · JOS 15:10 · JOS 15:10 · JOS 15:11 · JOS 16:2 · JOS 16:6 · JOS 18:9 · JOS 18:13 · JOS 18:18 · JOS 18:19 · JOS 19:13 · JOS 22:19 · JOS 24:11 · JOS 24:17 · JDG 3:26 · JDG 3:28 · JDG 6:33 · JDG 8:4 · JDG 9:25 · JDG 9:26 · JDG 10:9 · JDG 11:17 · JDG 11:19 · JDG 11:20 · JDG 11:29 · JDG 11:29 · JDG 11:29 · JDG 11:32 · JDG 12:1 · JDG 12:1 · JDG 12:3 · JDG 12:5 · JDG 18:13 · JDG 19:12 · JDG 19:14 · JDG 19:18 · RUT 2:8 · RUT 4:1 · 1SA 9:4 · 1SA 9:4 · 1SA 9:4 · 1SA 9:4 · 1SA 9:27 · 1SA 9:27 · 1SA 13:7 · 1SA 14:1 · 1SA 14:4 · 1SA 14:6 · 1SA 14:8 · 1SA 14:23 · 1SA 15:12 · 1SA 25:19 · 1SA 26:13 · 1SA 26:22 · 1SA 27:2 · 1SA 29:2 · 1SA 29:2 · 1SA 30:10 · 2SA 2:15 · 2SA 2:29 · 2SA 10:17 · 2SA 15:18 · 2SA 15:18 · 2SA 15:22 · 2SA 15:22 · 2SA 15:23 · 2SA 15:23 · 2SA 15:23 · 2SA 15:24 · 2SA 15:33 · 2SA 16:1 · 2SA 16:9 · 2SA 17:16 · 2SA 17:16 · 2SA 17:20 · 2SA 17:21 · 2SA 17:22 · 2SA 17:22 · 2SA 17:24 · 2SA 18:9 · 2SA 18:23 · 2SA 19:19 · 2SA 19:19 · 2SA 19:32 · 2SA 19:34 · 2SA 19:37 · 2SA 19:38 · 2SA 19:39 · 2SA 19:40 · 2SA 19:40 · 2SA 19:41 · 2SA 19:41 · 2SA 20:13 · 2SA 20:14 · 2SA 24:5 · 2SA 24:20 · 1KI 2:37 · 1KI 9:8 · 1KI 13:25 · 1KI 18:6 · 1KI 19:11 · 1KI 19:19 · 1KI 20:39 · 1KI 22:24 · 1KI 22:36 · 2KI 2:8 · 2KI 2:9 · 2KI 2:14 · 2KI 4:8 · 2KI 4:8 · 2KI 4:9 · 2KI 4:31 · 2KI 6:9 · 2KI 6:26 · 2KI 6:30 · 2KI 8:21 · 2KI 12:5 · 2KI 14:9 · 1CH 12:16 · 1CH 19:17 · 2CH 7:21 · 2CH 18:23 · 2CH 21:9 · 2CH 25:18 · 2CH 30:10 · NEH 2:14 · NEH 2:14 · NEH 9:11 · EST 4:17 · JOB 9:11 · JOB 15:19 · JOB 19:8 · JOB 21:29 · JOB 33:28 · PSA 8:9 · PSA 18:13 · PSA 42:5 · PSA 42:8 · PSA 48:5 · PSA 66:6 · PSA 80:13 · PSA 84:7 · PSA 89:42 · PSA 103:16 · PSA 129:8 · PSA 141:10 · PSA 144:4 · PRO 4:15 · PRO 4:15 · PRO 7:8 · PRO 9:15 · PRO 22:3 · PRO 24:30 · PRO 26:10 · PRO 26:17 · PRO 27:12 · SNG 3:4 · SNG 5:6 · ISA 8:21 · ISA 10:28 · ISA 10:29 · ISA 16:8 · ISA 23:2 · ISA 23:6 · ISA 23:10 · ISA 23:12 · ISA 29:5 · ISA 33:8 · ISA 33:21 · ISA 34:10 · ISA 35:8 · ISA 41:3 · ISA 43:2 · ISA 45:14 · ISA 45:14 · ISA 47:2 · ISA 51:10 · ISA 51:23 · ISA 51:23 · ISA 60:15 · ISA 62:10 · ISA 62:10 · JER 2:6 · JER 2:10 · JER 9:9 · JER 9:11 · JER 13:24 · JER 18:16 · JER 19:8 · JER 22:8 · JER 33:13 · JER 34:18 · JER 34:19 · JER 41:10 · JER 48:32 · JER 49:17 · JER 50:13 · JER 51:43 · LAM 1:12 · LAM 2:15 · LAM 3:44 · EZK 5:14 · EZK 9:4 · EZK 9:5 · EZK 14:15 · EZK 16:6 · EZK 16:8 · EZK 16:15 · EZK 16:25 · EZK 29:11 · EZK 29:11 · EZK 33:28 · EZK 35:7 · EZK 36:34 · EZK 39:11 · EZK 39:11 · EZK 39:14 · EZK 39:14 · EZK 39:15 · EZK 39:15 · EZK 47:5 · EZK 47:5 · DAN 11:10 · DAN 11:40 · JOL 4:17 · AMO 5:5 · AMO 5:17 · AMO 6:2 · MIC 1:11 · MIC 2:8 · MIC 2:13 · MIC 2:13 · MIC 5:7 · NAM 2:1 · ZEP 2:15 · ZEP 3:6 · ZEC 7:14 · ZEC 9:8 · ZEC 9:8 · ZEC 10:11
Move | verb hif
to cause to pass = causative action by which humans or deities cause (other) humans or animals to cross the distance between one place and another
GEN 8:1 · GEN 32:24 · GEN 32:24 · EXO 33:19 · NUM 8:7 · NUM 31:23 · NUM 31:23 · NUM 32:5 · DEU 2:30 · JOS 4:3 · JOS 4:8 · JOS 7:7 · JOS 7:7 · 1SA 16:8 · 1SA 16:9 · 1SA 16:10 · 1SA 20:36 · 2SA 2:8 · 2SA 19:16 · 2SA 19:19 · 2SA 19:41 · 2SA 19:42 · NEH 2:7 · PSA 78:13 · PSA 136:14 · EZK 5:1 · EZK 14:15 · EZK 20:37 · EZK 37:2 · EZK 46:21 · EZK 47:3 · EZK 47:4 · EZK 47:4 · DAN 11:20
Associate | verb qal
Collocation: עבר בִּבְרִית
to enter into a covenant literally: to pass in a covenant; hence: = action by which one party enters into a covenant with another
Dead | verb qal | ≈ גוע · מות
to pass away, to perish literally: to pass; hence: = process by which humans come to the end of their lives
End | verb qal
to pass, to be over literally: to pass; hence: = process by which an event stops taking place
GEN 50:4 · 2SA 11:27 · 1KI 18:29 · EST 1:19 · EST 9:27 · EST 9:28 · JOB 17:11 · JOB 30:15 · JOB 33:18 · JOB 37:21 · PSA 57:2 · PSA 90:4 · PRO 10:25 · SNG 2:11 · ISA 26:20 · JER 8:20 · AMO 8:5 · ZEP 2:2
Engage | verb hit
to meddle literally: to pass by (an event); hence: = action by which humans participate in an activity without being invited to do so
Engage | verb qal
to transgress, to disobey literally: to pass by (a command); hence: = action by which humans engage in an activity that they should not engage in according to the law, a specific command from someone in authority, or the terms of a covenant
NUM 14:41 · NUM 22:18 · NUM 24:13 · DEU 17:2 · DEU 26:13 · JOS 7:11 · JOS 7:15 · JOS 23:16 · JDG 2:20 · 1SA 15:24 · 2KI 18:12 · 2CH 24:20 · EST 3:3 · JOB 14:5 · PSA 17:3 · PSA 104:9 · PSA 148:6 · PRO 8:29 · ISA 24:5 · JER 5:22 · JER 5:22 · JER 34:18 · DAN 9:11 · HOS 6:7 · HOS 8:1
Non-Engage | verb hif, verb qal
to avert, to thwart literally: to cause to pass; hence: = causative action by which humans, deities, or circumstances keep a particular event from taking place
Non-Engage | verb hif
to let go by literally: to cause to pass; hence: = causative action by which humans allow a certain event to take place without interfering
Non-Exist | verb qal
to pass on, to vanish literally: to pass; hence: = process by which humans disappear from a certain location
Non-Exist | verb hif
to put away, to expel literally: to cause to pass; hence: = causative actions by which deities or humans in a position of authority force other humans to leave a certain place
Flow | verb qal
to flow, to flow away, to sweep through literally: (liquids) pass; hence: = process by which liquids flow from one place to another, either slowly or with great force
JOB 6:15 · JOB 11:16 · PSA 124:4 · PSA 124:5 · SNG 5:5 · SNG 5:13 · ISA 8:8 · ISA 28:15 · ISA 28:18 · ISA 28:19 · ISA 28:19 · ISA 54:9 · JON 2:4 · NAM 1:8 · HAB 3:10
Intense | verb qal
Collocation: עבר רֹאשׁ
to overwhelm literally: to pass (one's) head; hence: = process by which an event increases in intensity until it is stronger than a person can bear
Intense | verb qal
to overflow, to have no limit literally: to flow; hence: = process by which a certain condition increases in intensity to the extent that it goes beyond its limits
Innocent
to pass by, to spare literally: to pass by (people); hence: = action by which deities decide not to hold people responsible for their evil behavior
Happen | verb qal
to come over (someone) literally: (an event) passes (over someone); hence: = process by which something happens to people
NUM 5:14 · NUM 5:14 · NUM 5:30 · 1CH 29:30 · JOB 13:13 · PSA 88:17 · LAM 4:21 · EZK 5:17 · EZK 14:17 · NAM 3:19
Hear | verb hif
Collocation: עבר קוֹל
to issue a proclamation literally: to cause a voice to pass; hence: = action by which a message is proclaimed in different places so that all can hear
EXO 36:6 · 2CH 30:5 · 2CH 36:22 · EZR 1:1 · EZR 10:7 · NEH 8:15
Hear | verb hif
Collocation: עבר שׁוֹפָר
to sound the horn literally: to cause the horn to pass; hence: = action by which people blow the horn for all the community to hear
Innocent | verb qal
Collocation: עבר עַל־פֶּשַׁע
to overlook an offense literally: to pass over an offence; hence: = action by which humans or deities choose not to hold someone responsible for a certain action
Innocent | verb hif
Collocation: עבר חַטָּאת · עבר עָוֹן · עבר רָעָה
to take away, to remit literally: to cause sin to pass; hence: = action by which deities choose not to hold someone responsible for a certain sinful action
Know | verb hif
to spread (news) literally: to cause (information) to pass; hence: = causative action by which humans cause others to know certain information
Non-Possess | verb hif
to be transferred literally: to pass (to someone else); hence: = process by which the possessions of one person are transferred to someone else
Non-Possess | verb hif
to transfer (possessions) literally: to cause to pass (to someone else); hence: = causative action by which humans cause the possessions of one person to be transferred to another person
Role | verb qal
to be assigned literally: to pass (to something); hence: = process by which humans receive the assignment to engage in a certain activity
Role | verb hif
to assign literally: to cause (people) to pass to (a certain place); hence: = causative action by which people in authority assign other people to work at a certain place
Role | verb hif
to cause (a position) to be transferred literally: to cause (a responsability) to pass (from one person to someone else); hence: = causative action by which people in authority cause a responsability to move from one party to another
Non-See | verb qal
to be ignored literally: to be passed over; hence: = process by which a deity seems not to notice an event
Non-See | verb hif
to turn (someone's) eyes (away from something) literally: to cause (someone's) eyes to pass; hence: = causative action by which deities cause humans not to pay attention to certain things
Sacrifice | verb hif
Collocation: עבר בָּאֵשׁ
to sacrifice literally: to cause (one's children) to pass through the fire; hence: = action by which humans sacrifce their children to a deity; ≈ which is regarded as a grave sin
DEU 18:10 · 2KI 16:3 · 2KI 17:17 · 2KI 21:6 · 2KI 23:10 · 2CH 33:6 · EZK 20:31
Sacrifice | verb hif
to sacrifice literally: to cause (one's children) to pass (through the fire); hence: = action by which humans sacrifce their children to a deity; ≈ which is regarded as a grave sin
Space | verb pi
to make pass across, to draw across meaning unsure; literally: to cause (with chains) to pass (in front of the inner sacntuary); hence, possibly: = causative action by which a craftsman places gold chains across the entrance to the innermost sanctuary, whereby it is not clear whether this was an actual chain blocking the entrance to the inner sanctuary or a drawing of a chain on the veil
Space | verb hif
to take away, to remove, to set aside literally: to cause to pass (from a place); hence: = causative action by which humans remove (other) humans or animals from a certain location for a certain purpose
Non-Engage | verb qal
Collocation: כַּפַּיִם עבר מִדּוּר
(one's) hands are set free from the basket, to be freed from slave labor literally: (one's) palms are removed from the basket; hence: = process by which humans are released from having to do slave labor
Non-Engage | verb hif
to remove (a condition) literally: to remove (a condition from one's body); hence: = action by which humans make an intentional effort not to be affected by a certain condition
Undress | verb hif
to remove (clothes), to take off literally: to remove (one's clothes); hence: = action by which humans take off a piece of clothing
Weak | verb qal
to be overcome (by wine) literally: (wine) passes (people); hence: = process by which the consumption of alcoholic beverages removes people's strength
Willing | verb qal
to be accepted, to be current literally: (weights) pass; hence: = state in which a certain procedure is commonly used and broadly accepted among a certain group of people
verb · עֶבְרָה
Angry | verb hit
to be angry = state in which deities experience deep anger
verb
Pregnant | verb pi
to breed = causative action by which a male animal causes a female animal to become pregnant
1 JOS 5:1 MT-K עברנו | MT-Q עָבְרָם 2 NAM 2:1 MT-K לעבור | MT-Q לַעֲבָר 3 2SA 19:41 MT-K ויעברו | MT-Q הֶעֱבִירוּ 4 ISA 26:20 MT-K יעבור | MT-Q יַעֲבָר 5 ISA 28:15 MT-K עבר | MT-Q יַעֲבֹר 6 EZK 48:14 MT-K יעבור | MT-Q יַעֲבִיר 7 GEN 47:21 NJPS "he removed" | REB "moved" | "RSV NRSV GNT CEV "he made slaves" NIV "he reduced to servitude" NJB "he removed to serfdom" ESV "he made servants" = עבד 8 JER 2:20 MT-K אעבד | MT-Q אֶעֱבֹור
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עָבַר 648 vb. pass over, through, by, pass on Qal pass over
Pass beyond
Pass through, traverse
pass along by
pass by
sweep by, of scourge
be past, over, of time
pass along (from hand to hand)
Pass on, go on
Pass away
Niph. Impf. a stream which cannot be forded
Pi. his bull impregnateth cause one to cross river
cause something to pass over
make over to
devote children to (לְ) heathen god
pass along (from hand to hand)
cause to pass through
let pass through
cause to pass by
let pass by
cause arrow to pass beyond
cause to pass under rod, for counting
cause to pass away, take away
Hiph. cause to pass over, bring over
he made to pass across with chains of gold
base
[עָבַר] vb. denom. Hithp. be arrogant, infuriate oneself base