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Hebrew word study

מַעַןmaʻan — properly, heed, i.e. purpose

Pronounced “mah'-an”

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

Translated in the King James as: because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.

Appears 268 times in Scripture

Origin: from H6030 (עָנָה);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 7×

Genesis 12:13 Genesis 18:19 Genesis 18:24 Genesis 27:25 Genesis 37:22 Genesis 50:20+ 1 more in Genesis

Exodus — 16×

Exodus 1:11 Exodus 4:5 Exodus 8:10 Exodus 8:22 Exodus 9:16 Exodus 9:29 Exodus 10:1 Exodus 10:2 Exodus 11:7 Exodus 11:9 Exodus 13:9 Exodus 16:4 Exodus 16:32 Exodus 20:12 Exodus 23:12 Exodus 33:13

Leviticus — 3×

Leviticus 17:5 Leviticus 20:3 Leviticus 23:43

Numbers — 4×

Numbers 15:40 Numbers 16:40 Numbers 27:20 Numbers 36:8

Deuteronomy — 48×

Deuteronomy 2:30 Deuteronomy 3:26 Deuteronomy 4:1 Deuteronomy 4:40 Deuteronomy 5:14 Deuteronomy 5:16 Deuteronomy 5:29 Deuteronomy 5:33 Deuteronomy 6:2 Deuteronomy 6:18 Deuteronomy 6:23 Deuteronomy 8:1 Deuteronomy 8:2 Deuteronomy 8:3 Deuteronomy 8:16 Deuteronomy 8:18 Deuteronomy 9:5 Deuteronomy 11:8 Deuteronomy 11:9 Deuteronomy 11:21 Deuteronomy 12:25 Deuteronomy 12:28 Deuteronomy 13:17 Deuteronomy 14:23 Deuteronomy 14:29+ 23 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 7×

Joshua 1:7 Joshua 1:8 Joshua 3:4 Joshua 4:6 Joshua 4:24 Joshua 11:20+ 1 more in Joshua

Judges — 1×

1 Samuel — 2×

1 Sam 15:15 1 Sam 17:28

2 Samuel — 1×

1 Kings — 16×

1 Ki 2:3 1 Ki 2:4 1 Ki 8:40 1 Ki 8:41 1 Ki 8:43 1 Ki 8:60 1 Ki 11:12 1 Ki 11:13 1 Ki 11:32 1 Ki 11:34 1 Ki 11:36 1 Ki 11:39 1 Ki 12:15 1 Ki 15:4+ 2 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 9×

2 Ki 8:19 2 Ki 10:19 2 Ki 13:23 2 Ki 19:34 2 Ki 20:6 2 Ki 22:17 2 Ki 23:24+ 2 more in 2 Kings

1 Chronicles — 1×

2 Chronicles — 9×

2 Chr 6:31 2 Chr 6:32 2 Chr 6:33 2 Chr 10:15 2 Chr 21:7 2 Chr 25:20 2 Chr 31:4 2 Chr 32:18 2 Chr 34:25

Ezra — 1×

Nehemiah — 2×

Nehemiah 6:13+ 1 more in Nehemiah

Job — 3×

Job 18:4 Job 19:29 Job 40:8

Psalms — 32×

Psalms 5:8 Psalms 6:4 Psalms 8:2 Psalms 9:14 Psalms 23:3 Psalms 25:7 Psalms 25:11 Psalms 27:11 Psalms 30:12 Psalms 31:3 Psalms 44:26 Psalms 48:11 Psalms 48:13 Psalms 51:4 Psalms 60:5 Psalms 68:23 Psalms 69:18 Psalms 78:6 Psalms 79:9 Psalms 97:8 Psalms 106:8 Psalms 108:6 Psalms 109:21 Psalms 119:11 Psalms 119:71+ 7 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 3×

Proverbs 2:20 Proverbs 15:24 Proverbs 19:20

Isaiah — 28×

Isaiah 5:19 Isaiah 23:16 Isaiah 28:13 Isaiah 30:1 Isaiah 37:35 Isaiah 41:20 Isaiah 42:21 Isaiah 43:10 Isaiah 43:14 Isaiah 43:25 Isaiah 43:26 Isaiah 44:9 Isaiah 45:3 Isaiah 45:4 Isaiah 45:6 Isaiah 48:9 Isaiah 48:11 Isaiah 49:7 Isaiah 55:5 Isaiah 62:1 Isaiah 63:17 Isaiah 65:8 Isaiah 66:5 Isaiah 66:11+ 4 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 23×

Jeremiah 4:14 Jeremiah 7:10 Jeremiah 7:18 Jeremiah 7:19 Jeremiah 7:23 Jeremiah 10:18 Jeremiah 11:5 Jeremiah 14:7 Jeremiah 14:21 Jeremiah 25:7 Jeremiah 27:10 Jeremiah 27:15 Jeremiah 32:14 Jeremiah 32:35 Jeremiah 35:7 Jeremiah 36:3 Jeremiah 42:6 Jeremiah 43:3 Jeremiah 44:8 Jeremiah 44:29 Jeremiah 50:34 Jeremiah 51:39+ 1 more in Jeremiah

Ezekiel — 37×

Ezekiel 4:17 Ezekiel 6:6 Ezekiel 11:20 Ezekiel 12:16 Ezekiel 12:19 Ezekiel 14:5 Ezekiel 14:11 Ezekiel 16:54 Ezekiel 16:63 Ezekiel 19:9 Ezekiel 20:9 Ezekiel 20:14 Ezekiel 20:22 Ezekiel 20:26 Ezekiel 20:44 Ezekiel 21:10 Ezekiel 21:15 Ezekiel 21:28 Ezekiel 22:6 Ezekiel 22:9 Ezekiel 22:12 Ezekiel 22:27 Ezekiel 23:21 Ezekiel 24:11 Ezekiel 25:10+ 12 more in Ezekiel

Daniel — 2×

Daniel 9:17 Daniel 9:19

Hosea — 1×

Joel — 1×

Amos — 4×

Amos 1:13 Amos 2:7 Amos 5:14 Amos 9:12

Obadiah — 1×

Micah — 2×

Micah 6:5 Micah 6:16

Habakkuk — 2×

Habakkuk 2:2 Habakkuk 2:15

Zechariah — 2×

Zech 12:7 Zech 13:4

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