למען
Hebrew
Preposition
לְמַעַן • (l'máan)
- For the sake (benefit or regard) of (a person or thing).
- Isaiah 37:35, with translation of the King James Version:
- וְגַנּוֹתִי עַל הָעִיר הַזֹּאת לְהוֹשִׁיעָהּ לְמַעֲנִי וּלְמַעַן דָּוִד עַבְדִּי
- For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake
- וְגַנּוֹתִי עַל הָעִיר הַזֹּאת לְהוֹשִׁיעָהּ לְמַעֲנִי וּלְמַעַן דָּוִד עַבְדִּי
- Isaiah 37:35, with translation of the King James Version:
- With the intent or purpose of (a result).
- Exodus 1:11, with translation of the King James Version:
- וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלָיו שָׂרֵי מִסִּים לְמַעַן עַנֹּתוֹ בְּסִבְלֹתָם
- Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens.
- וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלָיו שָׂרֵי מִסִּים לְמַעַן עַנֹּתוֹ בְּסִבְלֹתָם
- Exodus 1:11, with translation of the King James Version:
Inflection
Inflection table
| Non-personal-pronoun-including form | לְמַעַן (l'má'an) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun- including forms | Singular | Plural | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | |
| First person | לְמַעֲנִי (l'ma'aní) | לְמַעֲנֵנוּ (l'ma'anénu) | ||
| Second person | לְמַעַנְךָ (l'ma'an'khá) | לְמַעֲנֵךְ (l'ma'anékh) | לְמַעַנְכֶם (l'ma'an'khém) | לְמַעַנְכֶן (l'ma'an'khén) |
| Third person | לְמַעֲנוֹ (l'ma'anó) | לְמַעֲנָהּ (l'ma'anáh) | לְמַעֲנָם (l'ma'anám) | לְמַעֲנָן (l'ma'anán) |
Related terms
- לְמַעַן הַשֵּׁם (lemá'an hashém)
- לְמַעַן יִרְאוּ וְיִירָאוּ (lemá'an yir'ú veyira'ú)