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Strong's #1397 - גֶּבֶר
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- man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight)
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2052) rbc (גבר GBR) AC: Prevail CO: Warrior AB: ?: One of great strength (warrior) or authority (master) . [from: rb- great strength]
V) rbc (גבר GBR) - Prevail: To be successful in strength or authority. KJV (25): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Piel) prevail, strengthen, great, confirm, exceed, mighty, put, strong, valiant - Strongs: H1396 (גָּבַר)
Nm) rbc (גבר GBR) - Warrior: One of great strength (warrior) or authority (master) . KJV (90): man, mighty, every - Strongs: H1397 (גֶּבֶר), H1399 (גְּבַר), H1400 (גְּבַר)
Nf2) trbc (גברת GBRT) - Mistress: KJV (9): mistress, lady - Strongs: H1404 (גְּבֶרֶת)
bm) ribc (גביר GBYR) - Master: KJV (2): lord - Strongs: H1376 (גְּבִיר)
bf1) eribc (גבירה GBYRH) - Mistress: KJV (6): queen - Strongs: H1377 (גְּבִירָה)
df1) erfbc (גבורה GBWRH) - Strength: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (63): might, strength, power, mighty, force, mastery - Strongs: H1369 (גְּבֻרָה), H1370 (גְּבוּרָה)
em) rbic (גיבר GYBR) - Mighty: [Aramaic only] KJV (1): mighty - Strongs: H1401 (גִּבָּר)
ecm) rfbic (גיבור GYBWR) - Strong: KJV (158): mighty, strong, valiant, upright, champion, chief, excel, giant - Strongs: H1368 (גִּבֹּר)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
גֶּבֶר pl. גְּבָרים m.
(1) a man, vir, so called from strength, i.q. אִישׁ, a word with few exceptions (Deuteronomy 22:5; 1 Chronicles 24:4, 26:12 compare לִגְבָרִים), found only in poetry; in the Aramean (גְּבַר, ܓܒܰܪ, ܓܰܒܪܐܳ) it is very widely used. Psalms 34:9, אַשְׁרֵי הַגֶּבֶר יֶחֱסֶה־בּוֹ “blessed is the man who trusteth in him;” Psalms 52:9, 94:12, etc.; לִגְבָרִים, לַגְּבָרֻים man by man, Joshua 7:14, 17 Joshua 7:17; 1 Chronicles 23:3. Specially
(a) opp. to a woman, a male, Deuteronomy 22:5; Jeremiah 30:6, 31:22 and even used of male offspring newly born; Job 3:3, “the night which said הֹרָה גֶבֶר a male is conceived;” compare אִישׁ 1, a.
(b) opp. to wife, a husband, Proverbs 6:34. Sometimes
(c) it denotes the strength of a man, Isaiah 23:17, “behold Jehovah will cast thee טַלְטֵלָה גֶּבֶר with the casting of a man,” i.e. with a strong, most violent propulsion; Job 38:3, 40:7 Psalms 88:5 comp. אִישׁ 1, d.
(d) man, homo, opp. to God; compare אִישׁ 1, e, Job 4:17, 10:5 14:10, 14 Job 14:14.
(e) a soldier (compare אִישׁ 1, l), Judges 5:30 compare Jeremiah 41:16, גְּבָרִים אַנְשֵׁי טִלְחָמָה.
(2) i.q. אִישׁ No. 4, every one, each. Joel 2:8, גֶּבֶר בִּמְסִלָּתוֹ יֵלֵכוּן “each one shall go on in his own way.” Lamentations 3:39 (in the second hemistich).
(3) [Geber], pr.n. m. 1 Kings 4:19 comp. 13 1 Kings 4:13.