King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H1396
Transliteration: gabar
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-bar')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be strong, mighty
Meaning: to be strong, to prevail, act insolently
Word 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).