Inflection of לְמַעַן

Preposition

Derived from לְ־ to; for; of (indicating possession, with יש/אין) and מַעַן address.

Meaning

for the sake of, for the benefit of; in order to, so that (lit.)

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Form without pronominal affixes

🔊 לְמַעַן

lema'an

for the sake of, for the benefit of; in order to, so that (lit.)

Forms with pronominal affixes

Person	Singular		Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
1st	🔊 לְמַעֲנִי lema'ani for my sake		🔊 לְמַעֲנֵנוּ lema'anenu for our sake
2nd	🔊 לְמַעַנְךָ lema'ancha for your m. sg. sake	🔊 לְמַעֲנֵךְ lema'anech for your f. sg. sake	🔊 לְמַעַנְכֶם lema'anchem for your m. pl. sake	🔊 לְמַעַנְכֶן lema'anchen for your f. pl. sake
3rd	🔊 לְמַעֲנוֹ lema'ano for his / its sake	🔊 לְמַעֲנָהּ lema'ana(h) for her / its sake	🔊 לְמַעֲנָם lema'anam for their m. sake	🔊 לְמַעֲנָן lema'anan for their f. sake