What does שָׁם · לֹא · עָבַר mean in the Bible?
שָׁם · לֹא · עָבַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "there (transferring to time) then ; often thither , or thence".
Hebrew · H8033, H3808, H5674
וְשָׁמָּה לֹא תַעֲבֹר
There (transferring to time) then ; often thither , or thence · not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles · to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
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שָׁם H8033 there (transferring to time) then ; often thither , or thence
לֹא H3808 not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
עָבַר H5674 to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Pronunciation avar
Core sense of crossing/passing extends metaphorically to transgression, death, and divine judgment crossing boundaries.
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What does וְשָׁמָּה לֹא תַעֲבֹר (wešāmmâ lōʾ taʿăḇōr) mean in the Bible?
שָׁם · לֹא · עָבַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "there (transferring to time) then ; often thither , or thence".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8033, H3808, H5674?
H8033, H3808, H5674 is connected to 6,588 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. there (transferring to time) then ; often thither , or thence
Strong's H8033, H3808, H5674
Lexical occurrences 6,588 verses Source Gloss
there (transferring to time) then ; often thither , or thence
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
וְשָׁמָּה לֹא תַעֲבֹר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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