מַעַן

H4616. maan
[מַ֫עַן] substantive purpose, intent, only with לְ, in לְמַ֫עַן271
preposition and
conjunction for the sake of, on account of, to the intent or in order that (abbreviated from מַעֲנֶה: compare מַ֫עַל; Köii. 116); — with suffix לְמַעַנְךָ לְמַעֲנִי,, and לְמַעַנְכֶם; — 1. preposition: —
a. Gen 18:24 wilt thou ... not spare the place הציקים חמשׁים למען for the sake of the 50 righteous? Deu 30:6 ׳ל חַיֶּיךָ for thy life's sake, 1Ki 8:41 the foreigner who comer from afar ׳ל שְׁמֶ֑ךָ, Isa 43:14 בָבֶ֫לָה שִׁלַּחְתִּי לְמַעַנְכֶם, Isa 45:4; Isa 62:1 ׳ל ציון, Isa 63:17 ׳ל עבדיך, Isa 65:8; Eze 36:22 (twice in verse); Job 18:4; Psa 122:8; Psa 122:9; (ד ׳עַבְדִּי) דָּוִד לְמַעַן, i.e. for the sake of David's memory, and the promises given to him, 1Ki 11:12-13, 1Ki 11:32, 1Ki 11:34; 1Ki 15:4; 2Ki 8:19; 2Ki 19:34 (= Isa 37:35), Isa 20:6 (all D2); לְמַעֲנִי (of ׳י) for my own sake, i.e. to vindicate my name, 2Ki 19:34 (= Isa 37:35), 2Ki 20:6; Isa 43:25; Isa 48:11 אֶעֲשֶׁה לְמַעֲנִי לְמַעֲנִי, so לְמַעַנְךָ Dan 9:19, ׳ל אֲדֹנָי Dan 9:17; ׳י is said (or entreated) to act (שְׁמִי שִׁמְךָ,) שְׁמוֺ לְמַעַן i.e. to maintain his reputation, or character, Psa 23:3; Psa 25:11; Psa 31:4; Psa 79:9; Psa 106:8; Psa 143:11; Jer 14:7, Jer 14:21; Eze 20:9, Eze 20:14, Eze 20:22, Eze 20:44; Isa 48:9; simile ׳ל חַסְדְּךָ (i.e. to maintain it consistently) Psa 6:5; Psalm 44:27, ׳ל טוּבְךָ Psa 25:7, ׳ל צִדְקוֺ Isa 42:21.
b. In view of, on account of (but not expressing causation distinctly, like מִן 2f, or מִמְּנֵי), Deu 3:26 י ׳ויתעבר לְמַעַנְכֶם בי on your account, 1Ki 11:39 ׳ל זֹאת in view of this, ׳ל שׁוֺרֲרַי on account of my watchful foes, Psa 5:9; Psa 27:11, ׳ל צורריך Psa 8:3, simil. Psa 69:19; Psa 48:12 (Psa 97:8) ל ֗֗֗ ציון הר ׳ישמח משׁפטיך in view of thy judgments.
c. Sq. infinitive Gen 18:19 י הָבִיא ׳לְמַעַן for the purpose of J.'s bringing = to the intent that J. might bring, Gen 37:22 ׳ל הַצִּיל in order to rescue, Gen 50:20; Exo 1:11; Exo 9:16; Exo 10:1, etc., Deu 2:30; Deuteronomy 6:28, etc., 2Ki 10:19; Jer 7:10, Jer 7:18; Jer 11:5; Jer 50:34 (on הִרגיע, see עַד
2a b), Eze 14:5; Eze 21:5; Eze 22:6 etc., Eze 36:5, + often (Köiii.595 f.). Once, pleonastic, לֵב לָמוּג לְמַעַן Eze 21:20 (compare לְ כַּעֲבוּר 1Ch 19:3; but read probably הִמּוֺג).
2. conjunction (followed by imperfect): —
a. אֲשֶׁר לְמַעַן Gen 18:19 I have known him ׳ל יְצַוֶּה אשׁר to the end that he might command, etc., Deu 27:3; Jos 3:4; 2Sa 13:5; Jer 42:6; more often
b. without אשׁר, as Gen 12:13 לִי יִיטַב לְמַעַן, Gen 27:25; Exo 4:5 ׳ל יאמינו, Exo 8:6; Exo 8:18; Exo 9:29; Exo 10:2; Isa 5:19; Isa 23:16; Psa 9:15; Psalm 30:13; Psa 48:14 + often (Köiii.571).
c. Sq. לֹא (a) ׳ל לֹא אשׁר Num 17:5; Deu 20:18; Eze 31:14; Eze 36:30; Eze 46:18; (b) ׳ל לֹא Eze 14:11; Eze 19:9; Eze 25:10; Eze 26:20; Zec 12:7; Psa 119:11; Psa 119:80; Psa 125:3 (Köiii.574. Less common than לְבִלְתִּי or מִן with infinitive, or מֶּןֿ).
Note
1 — לְמַעַן is always in order that, never merely so that ἐκβατικῶς); but sometimes, in rhetorical passages, the issue of a line of action, though really undesigned, is represented by it ironically as if it were designed: Deu 29:18 (see Dr) ל ֗֗֗ כִּלְבָבוֺ ׳וְהִתְבָּרֵךְ וגו ׳סְפוֺת and he congratulate himself ... in order to sweep away the moistened with the dry (i.e. to destroy all together), Isa 30:1; Isa 44:9 ל ידעו ובל יראו ׳בל יֵבוֺשׁוּ in orer that they may be put to shame, Jer 7:18 ׳ל הַכְעִיסֵנִי, Jer 7:19 ׳ל פְנֵיהֶם בּשֶׁת, Jer 27:10, Jer 27:15; Jer 32:29; Hos 8:4 their silver, etc., they have made into idols ׳ל יִכָרֵת in order that it may be cut off (of course, not the real purpose of the idolatry), Amo 2:7; Mic 6:16: compare Psa 51:6 (see Comn.) in order that thou mightest be just when thou judgest (that is, by manifesting thy justice in judgement on my sin). compare Qor 28:7 (FlKl. Schr. i. 397 f.).
Note 2. — In Jos 4:24 for the anomalous ׳ל יְרָאתֶם, read infinitive ׳ל יִרְאָתָם in order that they might fear (Dr§ 14 Obs.): Neh 6:13 אִירָא לְמַעַן הוּא שָׂכוּר לְמַעַן (si vera 1.) the first ׳ל points forwards, to this intent was he hired, to the intent that I should be afraid. — On Pro 16:4, see מַעֵנֶה above