Know the Word.

Hebrew word

maʻan

mah'-an

מַעַן

What it means

properly, heed, i.e. purpose

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

Where it comes from

from ʻânâh (עָנָה)

How the King James translates it

  • for2
  • that1
  • to1
  • end1
  • because1
  • lest1
  • against1
  • intent1

Every place it appears 9

Exodus8:22
1 Kings8:41
2 Kings13:23
Psalms125:3
Jeremiah43:3
Ezekiel40:4
maʻan — Hebrew word meaning “properly, heed, i.e. purpose”