"למען" meaning in All languages combined

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Preposition [Hebrew]

Head templates: {{he-prep|tr=lemáan|wv=לְמַעַן}} לְמַעַן • (lemáan) Inflection templates: {{he-prep-inflection|1p=לְמַעֲנֵנוּ (l'ma'anénu)|1s=לְמַעֲנִי (l'ma'aní)|2fp=לְמַעַנְכֶן (l'ma'an'khén)|2fs=לְמַעֲנֵךְ (l'ma'anékh)|2mp=לְמַעַנְכֶם (l'ma'an'khém)|2ms=לְמַעַנְךָ (l'ma'an'khá)|3fp=לְמַעֲנָן (l'ma'anán)|3fs=לְמַעֲנָהּ (l'ma'anáh)|3mp=לְמַעֲנָם (l'ma'anám)|3ms=לְמַעֲנוֹ (l'ma'anó)|base=לְמַעַן (l'má'an)}} Forms: לְמַעַן [canonical], lemáan [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], לְמַעַן, לְמַעֲנִי [feminine, first-person, masculine, singular], לְמַעֲנֵנוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural], לְמַעַנְךָ [masculine, second-person, singular], לְמַעֲנֵךְ [feminine, second-person, singular], לְמַעַנְכֶם [masculine, plural, second-person], לְמַעַנְכֶן [feminine, plural, second-person], לְמַעֲנוֹ [masculine, singular, third-person], לְמַעֲנָהּ [feminine, singular, third-person], לְמַעֲנָם [masculine, plural, third-person], לְמַעֲנָן [feminine, plural, third-person]
  1. For the sake (benefit or regard) of (a person or thing).
    Sense id: en-למען-he-prep-sRDwPsAV Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew prepositions Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Hebrew prepositions: 57 43
  2. With the intent or purpose of (a result).
    Sense id: en-למען-he-prep-NJLm4vUu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: לְמַעַן הַשֵּׁם (lemá'an hashém), לְמַעַן יִרְאוּ וְיִירָאוּ (lemá'an yir'ú veyira'ú)

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          "text": "וְגַנּוֹתִי עַל הָעִיר הַזֹּאת לְהוֹשִׁיעָהּ לְמַעֲנִי וּלְמַעַן דָּוִד עַבְדִּי"
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          "ref": "Exodus 1:11, with translation of the King James Version",
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      "word": "לְמַעַן הַשֵּׁם"
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      "roman": "lemá'an yir'ú veyira'ú",
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        ]
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          "english": "Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens.",
          "ref": "Exodus 1:11, with translation of the King James Version",
          "text": "וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלָיו שָׂרֵי מִסִּים לְמַעַן עַנֹּתוֹ בְּסִבְלֹתָם"
        }
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        "With the intent or purpose of (a result)."
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  ],
  "word": "למען"
}

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