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It is used to express a person's readiness or desire to do something, often in the context of making a choice or decision. The term can also imply a sense of yielding or giving in to a request or command.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of willingness was significant in both religious and social contexts. The willingness to obey God's commandments was a central theme in the covenant relationship between God and Israel. Similarly, willingness in social interactions, such as marriage agreements or treaties, was crucial for maintaining harmony and fulfilling obligations.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be thick, fat, or gross<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>thick (1), thicker (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">עָבָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>be thick, fat, gross</b></font> (Late Hebrew Pi`el <font class="hebrew2">עִבָּה</font> <em>make thick</em>, and derivatives; Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb071401.gif"> <em>swell up</em>, passive participle <em>swollen, thick, dense, stupid</em>, and many derivatives; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb071601.gif"> <em>be dense, stupid</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb071602.gif"> <em>dense foliage</em>; Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb071603.gif"> <em>be great</em> Di<sup>985</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">מִמָּתְנֵי אָבִי</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">קָֽטֳנִּי ע</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/12-10.htm">1 Kings 12:10</a> <em>my little finger is thicker</em> (stouter) than, etc., = 2 Chronicles 10:10; <em>be thick, gross</em>, of rebell. Israel under figure of highly fed beast, 2 masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">שָׁמַנְתָּ עָבִיתָ כָּשִׂיתָ</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Deuteronomy 32:15</a>. <p> II. [<font class="hebrew2">עָבוּר</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun</b></font> only in <font class="hebrew2">בַּעֲבוּר</font><sub>47</sub>, <font class="hebrew2">בַּעֲבֻר</font> (Genesis 27:10,31), <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>preposition</b></font> and <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>conjunction</b></font> <em>for the sake of on account of, in order that</em> (perhaps originally <em>for the produce or gain of</em>), suffix <font class="hebrew2">בַּעֲבוּרִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/23-10.htm">1 Samuel 23:10</a>, etc.; — <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> as <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>preposition:</b></font> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>a.</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17</a> <font class="hebrew2">ארורה האדמה בעבורך</font> <em>for</em> thy <em>sake</em>, <a href="/interlinear/genesis/8-21.htm">Genesis 8:21</a> <font class="hebrew2">בעבור האדם</font> <em>for</em> man's <em>sake</em>, <a href="/interlinear/genesis/12-13.htm">Genesis 12:13</a> <font class="hebrew2">לְמַעַן יִיטַבלִֿי בַּעֲבוּרֵךְ</font>, <a href="/interlinear/genesis/12-16.htm">Genesis 12:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/18-26.htm">Genesis 18:26,29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/26-24.htm">Genesis 26:24</a>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/9-16.htm">Exodus 9:16</a> <font class="hebrew2">זֹאת</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ב</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/13-8.htm">Exodus 13:8</a> <font class="hebrew2">זה</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ב</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/12-22.htm">1 Samuel 12:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/5-12.htm">2 Samuel 5:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/6-12.htm">2 Samuel 6:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/7-21.htm">2 Samuel 7:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/9-1.htm">2 Samuel 9:1,7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/amos/8-6.htm">Amos 8:6</a> <font class="hebrew2">נַעֲלָ֑יִם</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ואביון ב</font>, <a href="/interlinear/micah/2-10.htm">Micah 2:10</a> <font class="hebrew2">טָמְאָה</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ב</font> <em>on account of</em> uncleanness, <a href="/interlinear/psalms/106-32.htm">Psalm 106:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/132-10.htm">Psalm 132:10</a>, etc.; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/12-21.htm">2 Samuel 12:21</a> <font class="hebrew2">הַיֶּלֶד חַי</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ב</font> <em>because of</em> the child, (being) alive (= while he was alive), <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/14-4.htm">Jeremiah 14:4</a> <font size="+1">**</font>< read <font class="hebrew2">וְעֹבְדֵי</font> <font class="hebrew2">הָאֲדָמָה חַתּוּ</font> Duhm, compare <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font>. <font class="hebrew2">הָאֲדָמָה</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ב</font> <font class="hebrew2">חַ֫תָּה</font> <em>on account of</em> the ground, (which) is dismayed, <a href="/interlinear/job/20-2.htm">Job 20:2</a> <font class="hebrew2">וּבַעֲבוּר חוּשִׁי בִּי</font> read <font class="hebrew2">זֹאת</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">וב</font>, or <font class="hebrew2">וּבַעֲבוּרָהּ</font>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>b.</b></font> followed by infinitive (compare <font class="hebrew2">לְמַעַן</font>), <em>in order to</em>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/9-16.htm">Exodus 9:16</a> <font class="hebrew2">הַרְאֹתְךָ אֶתכֹּֿחִי</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ב</font>, <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/1-6.htm">1 Samuel 1:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/10-3.htm">2 Samuel 10:3</a> <font class="hebrew2">הֲּקֹר</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ב</font> <font class="hebrew2">אתהֿעיר</font>, <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/18-18.htm">2 Samuel 18:18</a>: so <font class="hebrew2">לְבַעֲבוּר</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/20-20.htm">Exodus 20:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/14-20.htm">2 Samuel 14:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/17-14.htm">2 Samuel 17:14</a>; <font class="hebrew2">בעבור לְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/19-3.htm">1 Chronicles 19:3</a> ("" <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/10-3.htm">2 Samuel 10:3</a>, no <font class="hebrew2">לְ</font>). <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> as <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>conjunction</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-10.htm">Genesis 27:10</a> <font class="hebrew2">אֲשֶׁר יְבָרֶכְךָ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ב</font>; without <font class="hebrew2">אשׁר</font>, <a href="/interlinear/genesis/21-30.htm">Genesis 21:30</a> <font class="hebrew2">לְעֵדָה</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">תִּהְיֶה לִ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ב</font> <em>in order that</em> it may be a witness for me, <a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-4.htm">Genesis 27:4</a> <font class="hebrew2">תְּבָרֶכְךָ נפשׁי</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ב</font>, <a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-19.htm">Genesis 27:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/27-31.htm">Genesis 27:31</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/46-34.htm">Genesis 46:34</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/9-14.htm">Exodus 9:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/19-9.htm">Exodus 19:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/20-20.htm">Exodus 20:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/105-45.htm">Psalm 105:45</a>. <p> [<font class="hebrew2">עָבַת</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb Pi`el</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>wind, weave</b></font> (compare derivatives); — <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine plural suffix <font class="hebrew2">וַיְעַבְּתוּהָ</font> <a href="/interlinear/micah/7-3.htm">Micah 7:3</a> <em>and (so) they wind it (or weave it</em>; i.e. mischief); so Hi Che GASm, but dubious; Ew reads <font class="hebrew2">עָבַט</font> = <em>twist, prevert</em> (compare <a href="/interlinear/joel/2-7.htm">Joel 2:7</a>, but see <font class="hebrew2">עבט</font>), We <font class="hebrew2">וַיְעַוְּתוּהָ</font> = <em>id.</em>, compare Now (?), Dr. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>be grow thicker <p>A primitive root; to be dense -- be (grow) thick(-er). <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>עָבִ֣יתָ עָבָ֖ה עבה עבית ‘ā·ḇāh ‘ā·ḇî·ṯā ‘āḇāh ‘āḇîṯā aVah aVita<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/32-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 32:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיִּבְעָ֔ט שָׁמַ֖נְתָּ <b> עָבִ֣יתָ </b> כָּשִׂ֑יתָ וַיִּטֹּשׁ֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> You are grown fat, <span class="itali">thick,</span> and sleek--<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thou art waxen fat, <span class="itali">thou art grown thick,</span> thou art covered<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and kicked fat <span class="itali">thick</span> and sleek forsook<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/12-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 12:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם קָֽטָנִּ֥י <b> עָבָ֖ה </b> מִמָּתְנֵ֥י אָבִֽי׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to them, 'My little finger <span class="itali">is thicker</span> than<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto them, My little <span class="itali">[finger] shall be thicker</span> than my father's<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/12-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to my little <span class="itali">is thicker</span> loins my father's<p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 10:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲלֵהֶ֔ם קָֽטָנִּ֥י <b> עָבָ֖ה </b> מִמָּתְנֵ֥י אָבִֽי׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to them, 'My little finger <span class="itali">is thicker</span> than<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto them, My little <span class="itali">[finger] shall be thicker</span> than my father's<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to my little <span class="itali">is thicker</span> loins my father's<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5666.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5666.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5666<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/avah_5666.htm">‘ā·ḇāh — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/avita_5666.htm">‘ā·ḇî·ṯā — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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