Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
ford
Usage: 1) ford, pass, passing 1a) ford 1b) pass 1c) passing, sweep
Strong's Number
H4569
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
6
Strong's H4569 Quick Answer
Strong's H4569 מַעֲבָר מַעֲבָרָה (ma`abar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ma`abar (mah-ab-awr') (or feminine mapabarah {mah-ab-aw-raw'}) n-m. 1. a crossing-place (of a river, a ford 2. of a mountain, a pass) It has 11 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include fords, ford, and pass. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- ma`abar (mah-ab-awr') (or feminine mapabarah {mah-ab-aw-raw'}) n-m. 1. a crossing-place (of a river, a ford 2. of a mountain, a pass)
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- fords, ford, and pass
Meaning and Definition
ma`abar (mah-ab-awr') (or feminine mapabarah {mah-ab-aw-raw'}) n-m. 1. a crossing-place (of a river, a ford 2. of a mountain, a pass) 3. abstractly, a transit, i.e. (figuratively) overwhelming [from H5674] KJV: ford, place where...pass, passage. Root(s): H5674
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4569. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4569 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ma`abar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H4569 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4569 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4569 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4569.
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.
And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.
And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4569, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4569 FAQ
What does maabar (מַעֲבָר) mean?
Maabar (Strong's H4569) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "ford". ma`abar (mah-ab-awr') (or feminine mapabarah {mah-ab-aw-raw'}) n-m. 1. a crossing-place (of a river, a ford 2. of a mountain, a pass)
How many times is maabar (מַעֲבָר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H4569 across 6 books.
Where can I study maabar (מַעֲבָר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4569 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate maabar (מַעֲבָר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fords, ford, and pass. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.