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Lexicon :: Strong's H1368 - gibôr

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גִּבּוֹר
Transliteration
gibôr
Pronunciation
ghib-bore'
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Part of Speech
adjective, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Intensive from גָּבַר (H1396)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 310b

Strong’s Definitions

גִּבּוֹר gibbôwr, ghib-bore'; or גִּבֹּר gibbôr; (shortened) intensive from the same as H1397; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant:—champion, chief, × excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 158x

The KJV translates Strong's H1368 in the following manner: mighty (63x), mighty man (68x), strong (4x), valiant (3x), .... ones (4x), mighties (2x), man (2x), valiant men (2x), strong man (1x), upright man (1x), champion (1x), chief (1x), excel (1x), giant (1x), men's (1x), mightiest (1x), strongest (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 158x
The KJV translates Strong's H1368 in the following manner: mighty (63x), mighty man (68x), strong (4x), valiant (3x), .... ones (4x), mighties (2x), man (2x), valiant men (2x), strong man (1x), upright man (1x), champion (1x), chief (1x), excel (1x), giant (1x), men's (1x), mightiest (1x), strongest (1x).
adjective

  1. strong, mighty

    masculine noun

  2. strong man, brave man, mighty man

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גִּבּוֹר gibbôwr, ghib-bore'; or גִּבֹּר gibbôr; (shortened) intensive from the same as H1397; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant:—champion, chief, × excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
STRONGS H1368: Abbreviations
גִּבּוֺר 159 adjective strong, mighty (compare Arabic جَبَّارً one who magnifies himself, behaves proudly, a tyrant, who is bold, audacious) — Genesis 10:9 5 times; גִּבֹּר Genesis 10:8 2 times; גִּבּוֺרָם 1 Samuel 17:51; plural גִּבּוֺרִים Jeremiah 46:9 27 times; גִּבֹּרִים Joshua 10:2 21 times; construct גִּבּוֺרֵי 1 Chronicles 11:27 29 times; גִּבֹּרֵי 1 Chronicles 9:26 4 times; suffix גִּבּוֺרֶיךָ Hosea 10:13 + (variant reading suffixes 11 times); —
1. adjective גִּבּוֺר בַּבְּהֵמָה mightiest among beasts Proverbs 30:30; אִישׁ גִּבּוֺר 1 Samuel 14:52; גִּבּוֺר בָּאָרֶץ Psalm 112:2; גִּבּוֺר צַיִד mighty in hunting Genesis 10:9 (J); מלך גבור Daniel 11:3; אֵל גִּבּוֺר the Messiah Isaiah 9:5; attribute of God especially as fighting for his people Psalm 24:8 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 10:17; Nehemiah 9:32; Isaiah 10:21; Jeremiah 32:18 (compare Arabic الكَبَّارُ).
2. noun masculine strong, valiant man Joshua 10:2 (E) Genesis 6:4; Genesis 10:8(J) Judges 5:13,23; 1 Samuel 2:4 16 times 1 Kings 1:8,10; 2 Kings 24:16; 1 Chronicles 1:10 11 times Ezra 7:28; Job 16:14; Psalm 19:6; Psalm 33:16; Psalm 45:4; Psalm 52:3; Psalm 78:65; Psalm 89:20; Psalm 120:4; Psalm 127:4; Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 21:22; Songs 3:7 (twice in verse); Songs 4:4; Ecclesiastes 9:11; Isaiah 3:2; Isaiah 13:3; Isaiah 21:17; Isaiah 42:13; Isaiah 49:24,25; Jeremiah 5:16 17 times Ezekiel 32:12 5 times Hosea 10:13; Joel 2:7; Joel 4:9; Joel 4:10; Joel 4:11; Amos 2:14,16; Obadiah 9; Nahum 2:4; Zephaniah 1:14; Zephaniah 3:17; Zechariah 9:13; Zechariah 10:5,7; compare phrases גִּבּוֺר חיל mighty man of valour Judges 6:12; Judges 11:1; 1 Samuel 9:1; 1 Samuel 16:18; 1 Kings 11:28; 2 Kings 5:1 (וְהָאִישׁ הָיָה גִּבּוֺר חַיִל מְצֹרָ֑ע so Greek Version of the LXX and others; but LXX of Lucian (Lag.) ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἦν λεπός, compare also Klo's dubious emendation), 1 Chronicles 12:28; 1 Chronicles 28:1; 2 Chronicles 13:3; 17:16,17; 25:6; 32:21; אישׁ גבור חיל Ruth 2:1; גבורי החיל Joshua 1:14 (D) Joshua 6:2; Joshua 10:7 (JE) 2 Kings 15:20; 2 Kings 24:14; אישׁ גבורי החיל Joshua 8:3; גברי חיל 1 Chronicles 5:24 14 times Nehemiah 11:14; גבורי חילים 1 Chronicles 7:5,7,11,40; גבורי החילים 1 Chronicles 11:26; גברי כח Psalm 103:20; גבורי מלחמה 2 Chronicles 13:3; גברי השֹׁערים 1 Chronicles 9:26; בית הגבורים Nehemiah 3:16; (ה)צָבָא הגבורים 2 Samuel 10:7; 1 Chronicles 19:8; ראשׁי הגברים 1 Chronicles 11:10; גבורים לשׁתות valiant to drink Isaiah 5:22.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:4; 10:8; 10:8; 10:9; 10:9

Deuteronomy

10:17

Joshua

1:14; 6:2; 8:3; 10:2; 10:2; 10:7

Judges

5:13; 5:23; 6:12; 11:1

Ruth

2:1

1 Samuel

2:4; 9:1; 14:52; 16:18; 17:51

2 Samuel

10:7

1 Kings

1:8; 1:10; 11:28

2 Kings

5:1; 15:20; 24:14; 24:16

1 Chronicles

1:10; 5:24; 7:5; 7:7; 7:11; 7:40; 9:26; 9:26; 11:10; 11:26; 11:27; 12:28; 19:8; 28:1

2 Chronicles

13:3; 13:3; 17:16; 17:17; 25:6; 32:21

Ezra

7:28

Nehemiah

3:16; 9:32; 11:14

Job

16:14

Psalms

19:6; 24:8; 33:16; 45:4; 52:3; 78:65; 89:20; 103:20; 112:2; 120:4; 127:4

Proverbs

16:32; 21:22; 30:30

Ecclesiastes

9:11

Song of Songs

3:7; 4:4

Isaiah

3:2; 5:22; 9:5; 10:21; 13:3; 21:17; 42:13; 49:24; 49:25

Jeremiah

5:16; 32:18; 46:9

Ezekiel

32:12

Daniel

11:3

Hosea

10:13; 10:13

Joel

2:7

Amos

2:14; 2:16

Obadiah

1:9

Nahum

2:4

Zephaniah

1:14; 3:17

Zechariah

9:13; 10:5; 10:7

H1368

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Strong's Number H1368 matches the Hebrew גִּבּוֹר (gibôr),
which occurs 160 times in 152 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 6:4–1Ch 7:40)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:4 - The Nephilim were on the earth in those days (and also after this) when the sons of God were having sexual relations with the daughters of humankind, who gave birth to their children. They were the mighty heroes of old, the famous men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:8 - Cush was the father of Nimrod; he began to be a valiant warrior on the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:9 - He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. (That is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.")

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:17 - For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:14 - Your wives, children and cattle may stay in the land that Moses assigned to you east of the Jordan River. But all you warriors must cross over armed for battle ahead of your brothers. You must help them

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:2 - The LORD told Joshua, "See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, along with its king and its warriors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:3 - Joshua and the whole army marched against Ai. Joshua selected thirty thousand brave warriors and sent them out at night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:2 - All Jerusalem was terrified because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:7 - So Joshua and his whole army, including the bravest warriors, marched up from Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:13 - Then the survivors came down to the mighty ones; the LORD's people came down to me as warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:23 - 'Call judgment down on Meroz,' says the LORD's angelic messenger; 'Be sure to call judgment down on those who live there, because they did not come to help in the LORD's battle, to help in the LORD's battle against the warriors.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:12 - The LORD's messenger appeared and said to him, "The LORD is with you, courageous warrior!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:1 - Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a brave warrior. His mother was a prostitute, but Gilead was his father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:1 - Now Naomi had a relative on her husband's side of the family named Boaz. He was a wealthy, prominent man from the clan of Elimelech.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:4 - The bows of warriors are shattered, but those who stumble find their strength reinforced.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:1 - There was a Benjaminite man named Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. He was a prominent person.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:52

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:52 - There was fierce war with the Philistines all the days of Saul. So whenever Saul saw anyone who was a warrior or a brave individual, he would conscript him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:18 - One of his attendants replied, "I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior and is articulate and handsome, for the LORD is with him."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:51 - David ran and stood over the Philistine. He grabbed Goliath's sword, drew it from its sheath, killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they ran away.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:19 - The beauty of Israel lies slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:21 - O mountains of Gilboa, may there be no dew or rain on you, nor fields of grain offerings! For it was there that the shield of warriors was defiled; the shield of Saul lies neglected without oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 - From the blood of the slain, from the fat of warriors, the bow of Jonathan was not turned away. The sword of Saul never returned empty.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:25 - How the warriors have fallen in the midst of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your high places!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:27 - How the warriors have fallen! The weapons of war are destroyed!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:7 - When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:6 - He threw stones at David and all of King David's servants, as well as all the people and the soldiers who were on his right and on his left.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:8 - Hushai went on to say, "You know your father and his men - they are soldiers and are as dangerous as a bear out in the wild that has been robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier; he will not stay overnight with the army.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:10 - If that happens even the bravest soldier - one who is lion-hearted - will virtually melt away. For all Israel knows that your father is a warrior and that those who are with him are brave.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:7 - So Joab's men, accompanied by the Kerethites, the Pelethites, and all the warriors, left Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bicri.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:26 - You prove to be loyal to one who is faithful; you prove to be trustworthy to one who is innocent.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:8 - These are the names of David's warriors: Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was head of the officers. He killed eight hundred men with his spear in one battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:9 - Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo, the son of Ahohi. He was one of the three warriors who were with David when they defied the Philistines who were assembled there for battle. When the men of Israel retreated,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:16 - So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate. They carried it back to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the LORD

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:17 - and said, "O LORD, I will not do this! It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going." So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:22 - Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoida, who gained fame among the three elite warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:8 - But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David's elite warriors did not ally themselves with Adonijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:10 - But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors, or his brother Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:28 - Jeroboam was a talented man; when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe of Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:1 - Now Naaman, the commander of the king of Syria's army, was esteemed and respected by his master, for through him the LORD had given Syria military victories. But this great warrior had a skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:20 - Menahem got this silver by taxing all the wealthy men in Israel; he took fifty shekels of silver from each one of them and paid it to the king of Assyria. Then the king of Assyria left; he did not stay there in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:14 - He deported all the residents of Jerusalem, including all the officials and all the soldiers (10,000 people in all). This included all the craftsmen and those who worked with metal. No one was left except for the poorest among the people of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:16 - The king of Babylon deported to Babylon all the soldiers (there were 7,000), as well as 1,000 craftsmen and metal workers. This included all the best warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:10 - Cush was the father of Nimrod, who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:24 - These were the leaders of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were skilled warriors, men of reputation, and leaders of their families.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:2 - The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Samuel. They were leaders of their families. In the time of David there were 22,600 warriors listed in Tola's genealogical records.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:5 - Altogether the genealogical records of the clans of Issachar listed 87,000 warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:7 - The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. The five of them were leaders of their families. There were 22,034 warriors listed in their genealogical records.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:9 - There were 20,200 family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:11 - All these were the sons of Jediael. Listed in their genealogical records were 17,200 family leaders and warriors who were capable of marching out to battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:40 - All these were the descendants of Asher. They were the leaders of their families, the most capable men, who were warriors and served as head chiefs. There were 26,000 warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of doing battle.

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