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Lexicon :: Strong's H1397 - geḇer

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גֶּבֶר
Transliteration
geḇer
Pronunciation
gheh'-ber
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 310a

Strong’s Definitions

גֶּבֶר geber, gheh'-ber; from H1396; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply:—every one, man, × mighty.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 68x

The KJV translates Strong's H1397 in the following manner: man (64x), mighty (2x), man child (1x), every one (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 68x
The KJV translates Strong's H1397 in the following manner: man (64x), mighty (2x), man child (1x), every one (1x).

  1. man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גֶּבֶר geber, gheh'-ber; from H1396; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply:—every one, man, × mighty.
STRONGS H1397: Abbreviations
I. גֶּ֫בֶר 66 noun masculine man (Late Hebrew id., MI16 גברן (plural), Aramaic H1400 גְּבַר, bdb014907; Assyrian gabru, rival is Akkadian loan-word according to SchrJLZ 1874, 200 DlS 120, Sm. Chald. Gen. 286) — Deuteronomy 22:5 + 39 times; גָּ֑בֶר Job 3:3 + 13 times; construct גְּבַּר [H1399 Psalm 18:26] (= 2 Samuel 22:26 גִּבּוֺר but Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version read גֶּבֶר); plural גְּבָרים Jeremiah 41:16 + 10 times; — man as strong, distinguished from women, children, and non-combatants whom he is to defend, chiefly poetic Exodus 10:11; Numbers 24:3, 15 (E) Exodus 12:37; Joshua 7:14, 17, 18 (J) Deuteronomy 22:5 (twice in verse); Judges 5:30; 2 Samuel 23:1; 1 Chronicles 23:3; 1 Chronicles 24:4; 1 Chronicles 26:12; Job 3:3 + 14 times Job; [H1399 Psalm 18:26] + 8 times Psalms; Proverbs 6:34 + 7 times Proverbs; Isaiah 22:17; Jeremiah 17:5 + 8 times Jeremiah; Lamentations 3:1, 27, 35, 39; Daniel 8:15; Micah 2:2; Habakkuk 2:5; Zechariah 13:7; also 1 Samuel 10:21 Greek Version of the LXX We Dr; = each (of locusts) Joel 2:8, compare H376 אִישׁ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

10:11; 12:37

Numbers

24:3; 24:15

Deuteronomy

22:5; 22:5

Joshua

7:14; 7:17; 7:18

Judges

5:30

1 Samuel

10:21

2 Samuel

22:26; 23:1

1 Chronicles

23:3; 24:4; 26:12

Job

3:3; 3:3

Proverbs

6:34

Isaiah

22:17

Jeremiah

17:5; 41:16

Lamentations

3:1; 3:27; 3:35; 3:39

Daniel

8:15

Joel

2:8

Micah

2:2

Habakkuk

2:5

Zechariah

13:7

H1397

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1397 matches the Hebrew גֶּבֶר (geḇer),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in 'Pro' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:34 - For jealousy makes a man furious,
and he will not spare when he takes revenge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:24 - A man’s steps are from the LORD;
how then can man understand his way?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:5 - A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:3 - A poor man who oppresses the poor
is a beating rain that leaves no food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:21 - To show partiality is not good,
but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:5 - A man who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:1 - The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.[fn]
The man declares, I am weary, O God;
I am weary, O God, and worn out.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:19 - the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a serpent on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a virgin.
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