Lexical Summary gabar: to be strong, mighty Original Word: גָּבַרTransliteration: gabar Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-bar') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to be strong, mighty Meaning: to be strong, to prevail, act insolently Strong's Concordance exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more strength, strengthen, be stronger, A primitive root; to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently -- exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant. Brown-Driver-Briggs H1396. gabar גָּבַר verb be strong, mighty (Late Hebrew id. Aramaic גְּבַר; Arabic (conjugation I. dialect; usually in derived conjugation) compel, force; overbearing behaviour, constraint; Ethiopic : I, 1, subigere; II, 2, cogere; Syriac play the man, is denominative from man) — Qal Perfect ׳ג Psalm 103:11 5t.; גָּבְרוּ Genesis 7:19 6t.; גָּבֵ֑רוּ 2 Samuel 1:23; Imperfect יִגְבַּר 1 Samuel 2:9; וַיִּגְבְּרוּ Genesis 7:18, 24; — 1 be strong, mighty, absolute חַיִל גָּבְרוּ mighty in power Job 21:7; with מִן stronger than 2 Samuel 1:24; Psalm 65:4; with בְּ mighty among 1 Chronicles 5:2. 2 prevail: — a absolute e.g. enemies Exodus 17:11 (twice in verse) (E) 1 Samuel 2:9; Lamentations 1:16, waters Genesis 7:18-19, 20, 24 (P), power Jeremiah 9:2; b. with עַל prevail over, subject enemies 2 Samuel 11:23, blessings Genesis 49:26(J), mercy of God Psalm 103:11; 117:2. Pi`el Perfect גִּבַּרְתִּי Zechariah 10:6; suffix גִּבַּרְתִּים 10:12; Imperfect יְגַבֵּר Ecclesiastes 10:10 make strong, strengthen. Hiph`il Perfect לְ בְּרִית הִגְבִּיר confirm a covenant Daniel 9:27; Imperfect לִלְשֹׁנֵנוּ נַגְבִּיר we will confirm covenant with our tongue Ew Ol Che (or, to our tongue will we give strength Hi De) Psalm 12:5. Hithpa`el Imperfect יִתְגַּבָּ֑ר Job 15:25; Isaiah 42:13; יִתְגַּבָּ֑רוּ Job 36:9: — of ׳י, shew himself a mighty one against (עַל) Isaiah 42:13; of wicked, behave proudly toward (אֶל) Job 15:25; of erring righteous (aba.) 36:9. גִּבַר see following. גבר (√ of following; be strong, so ᵑ7; Biblical Hebrew גָּבַר). |
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