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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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Strong's Number H1397 matches the Hebrew גֶּבֶר (geḇer),
which occurs 65 times in 64 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 10:11–Jer 23:9)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:11 - No! Have only the men go and worship the LORD, since that’s what you have been asking for.” Then Moses and Aaron were driven out of Pharaoh’s presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:37 - The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Sukkoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3 - and he spoke his message: “The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15 - Then he spoke his message: “The prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of one whose eye sees clearly,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:5 - A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing, for the LORD your God detests anyone who does this.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:14 - “ ‘In the morning, present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the LORD chooses shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the LORD chooses shall come forward family by family; and the family the LORD chooses shall come forward man by man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:17 - The clans of Judah came forward, and the Zerahites were chosen. He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward by families, and Zimri was chosen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:18 - Joshua had his family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was chosen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:30 - ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoils: a woman or two for each man, colorful garments as plunder for Sisera, colorful garments embroidered, highly embroidered garments for my neck— all this as plunder?’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:1 - These are the last words of David: “The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse, the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, the hero of Israel’s songs:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:3 - The Levites thirty years old or more were counted, and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:4 - A larger number of leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than among Ithamar’s, and they were divided accordingly: sixteen heads of families from Eleazar’s descendants and eight heads of families from Ithamar’s descendants.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:12 - These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their leaders, had duties for ministering in the temple of the LORD, just as their relatives had.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:3 - “May the day of my birth perish, and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:23 - Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:17 - ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:5 - Are your days like those of a mortal or your years like those of a strong man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:10 - But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:14 - If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal[fn] to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:21 - on behalf of a man he pleads with God as one pleads for a friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:2 - “Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person benefit him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:17 - to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:29 - “God does all these things to a person— twice, even three times—

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:7 - Is there anyone like Job, who drinks scorn like water?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:9 - For he says, ‘There is no profit in trying to please God.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:34 - “Men of understanding declare, wise men who hear me say to me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:3 - Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:7 - “Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:8 - Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:23 - The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:4 - Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:7 - “Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:4 - I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like one without strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:48

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:48 - Who can live and not see death, or who can escape the power of the grave?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:12 - Blessed is the one you discipline, LORD, the one you teach from your law;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:5 - Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 128:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:4 - Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:34 - For jealousy arouses a husband’s fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:24 - A person’s steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand their own way?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:5 - The wise prevail through great power, and those who have knowledge muster their strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:3 - A ruler[fn] who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:21 - To show partiality is not good— yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:5 - Those who flatter their neighbors are spreading nets for their feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:1 - The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance. This man’s utterance to Ithiel: “I am weary, God, but I can prevail.[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 snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:17 - “Beware, the LORD is about to take firm hold of you and hurl you away, you mighty man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:5 - This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:7 - “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:30 - This is what the LORD says: “Record this man as if childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime, for none of his offspring will prosper, none will sit on the throne of David or rule anymore in Judah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:9 - Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like a strong man overcome by wine, because of the LORD and his holy words.

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