מַעַן maʻan

Hebrew · Strong's H4616 · pronounced mah'-an · used 272 times in 252 verses

Meaning

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

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

Derivation: from H6030 (עָנָה);

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Where it is used

Psalms 5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
Psalms 6:4 Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.
Psalms 8:2 From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.
Psalms 9:14 that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
Psalms 23:3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
Psalms 25:7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.
Psalms 25:11 For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
Psalms 27:11 Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
Psalms 30:12 that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
Psalms 31:3 For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
Psalms 44:26 Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
Psalms 48:11 Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.
Psalms 48:13 consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
Psalms 51:4 Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
Psalms 60:5 Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.
Psalms 68:23 that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes—the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
Psalms 69:18 Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.
Psalms 78:6 that the coming generation would know them—even children yet to be born—to arise and tell their own children
Psalms 79:9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.
Psalms 97:8 Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.
Psalms 106:8 Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known.
Psalms 108:6 Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.
Psalms 109:21 But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
Psalms 119:11 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
Psalms 119:71 It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
Psalms 119:80 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
Psalms 119:101 I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
Psalms 122:8 For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
Psalms 122:9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
Psalms 125:3 For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.
Psalms 130:4 But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.
Psalms 143:11 For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
Proverbs 2:20 So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:24 The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
Proverbs 19:20 Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
Isaiah 5:19 to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
Isaiah 23:16 “Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.”
Isaiah 28:13 Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.
Isaiah 30:1 “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.
Isaiah 37:35 ‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
Isaiah 41:20 so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.”
Isaiah 42:21 The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.
Isaiah 43:10 “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.
Isaiah 43:14 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
Isaiah 43:25 I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
Isaiah 43:26 Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.
Isaiah 44:9 All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.
Isaiah 45:3 I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
Isaiah 45:4 For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.
Isaiah 45:6 so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
Isaiah 48:9 For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.
Isaiah 48:11 For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.
Isaiah 49:7 Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
Isaiah 55:5 Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”
Isaiah 62:1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.
Isaiah 63:17 Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.
Isaiah 65:8 This is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants; I will not destroy them all.
Isaiah 66:5 You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
Isaiah 66:11 so that you may nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you may drink deeply and delight yourselves in her glorious abundance.
Jeremiah 4:14 Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?