עֲבָרָה
avara · ford, ferry
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5679 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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avara (עֲבָרָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “ford, ferry”.
A place where a river is crossed: a ford. In 2 Samuel 19:18 it may also be the boat used to cross. It comes from the verb "cross, pass over". It is a very rare word.
How to say it
a·va·ra
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 19:18
The ferry was crossing to bring across the king’s household and to do what was good in his eyes. And Shimei son of Gera fell down before the king as he was crossing the Jordan,