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Hebrew · H4616, H748, H3117, H127

לְמַעַן יַאֲרִיכוּ יָמֶיךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה

Properly, heed , i.e. purpose ; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that · to be (causative, make ) long (literally or figuratively) · a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) · soil (from its general redness)

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מַעַן H4616 properly, heed , i.e. purpose ; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
Pronunciation maʿan
Expresses purpose or motivation by focusing on the aim or intended result, not mere causation.
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אָרַךְ H748 to be (causative, make ) long (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ʾārakĕ
Extends duration through time; often applied to life-span or delaying action; God lengthens days as blessing.
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יוֹם H3117 a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Pronunciation yôm
Fundamental unit of time marked by daylight, extending metaphorically to ages, epochs, and eschatological periods.
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אֲדָמָה H127 soil (from its general redness)
Pronunciation ʾădāmāh
Soil as livelihood foundation: ranges from physical earth tilled by humans to covenantal promised land
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What does לְמַעַן יַאֲרִיכוּ יָמֶיךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה (lemaʿan yaʾarikhu yamekha ʿal haʾadamah) mean in the Bible?

מַעַן · אָרַךְ · יוֹם · אֲדָמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, heed , i.e. purpose ; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that". properly, heed , i.

Full entry for לְמַעַן יַאֲרִיכוּ יָמֶיךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה (H4616, H748, H3117, H127) · Open the biblical lexicon

Meaning

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

לְמַעַן יַאֲרִיכוּ יָמֶיךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה is built from this root:

עָנָה H6030 properly, to eye or (generally) to heed , i.e. pay attention ; by implication, to respond ; by extension to begin to speak ; specifically to sing , shout , testify , announce
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

243 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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