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Lexicon :: Strong's H47 - 'abîr

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אַבִּיר
Transliteration
'abîr
Pronunciation
ab-beer'
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Part of Speech
masculine adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 13d

Strong’s Definitions

אַבִּיר ʼabbîyr, ab-beer'; for H46:—angel, bull, chiefest, mighty (one), stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H47 in the following manner: bulls (4x), strong (ones) (4x), mighty (3x), stouthearted (2x), valiant (2x), angels (1x), chiefest (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H47 in the following manner: bulls (4x), strong (ones) (4x), mighty (3x), stouthearted (2x), valiant (2x), angels (1x), chiefest (1x).

  1. mighty, valiant

    1. of men

    2. of angels

    3. of animals

    4. (metaph)

      1. of enemies

      2. of princes

      3. of sacrificial objects

    5. obstinate (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַבִּיר ʼabbîyr, ab-beer'; for H46:—angel, bull, chiefest, mighty (one), stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant.
STRONGS H47: Abbreviations
† אַבִּיר adjective mighty, valiant — א׳ Job 34:20 + Isaiah 10:13 Kt (Qr כַּבִּיר); construct id. 1 Samuel 21:8; plural אַכִּירִים Job 24:22 +; — mighty (always = substantive & in poetry except 1 Samuel 21:8).
1. men Job 24:22 (= violent) Job 34:20; 1 Samuel 21:8 (read הָרָצִים א׳ Gr Dr, compare 1 Samuel 22:17; but LagProbebibel אֹבִיל הָעֲיָרִים see Id.BN 45; Klo גִּבּוֺר), Lamentations 1:15; אַבִּירֵי לֵב stout of heart Isaiah 46:12 (= obstinate) Psalm 76:6.
2. angels Psalm 78:25 (compare Psalm 103:20).
3. animals; bull, simile of king of Assyrian Isaiah 10:13 (read כְּאַבִּיר & see Di); elsewhere plural; metaphor for enemies אַבִּירֵי בָשָׁן) Psalm 22:13 (|| פּרים); for princes Psalm 68:31; for Edomites Isaiah 34:7; hence even as sacrificial Psalm 50:13 (|| עַתּוּדִים); of horses Jeremiah 8:16; Jeremiah 47:3; Jeremiah 50:11. **Judges 5:22; Jeremiah 46:15 (but Jeremiah 46:15 many MSS. Greek Version of the LXX Aq Symm Theod Vulgate many moderns read אַבִּירֶ֑ךָ thy bull, i.e. Apis).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

5:22

1 Samuel

21:8; 21:8; 21:8; 22:17

Job

24:22; 24:22; 34:20; 34:20

Psalms

22:13; 50:13; 68:31; 76:6; 78:25; 103:20

Isaiah

10:13; 10:13; 34:7; 46:12

Jeremiah

8:16; 46:15; 46:15; 47:3; 50:11

Lamentations

1:15

H47

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H47 matches the Hebrew אַבִּיר ('abîr),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:22 - The horses' hooves pounded the ground; the stallions galloped madly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:7 - (One of Saul's servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. His name was Doeg the Edomite, who was in charge of Saul's shepherds.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:22 - But God drags off the mighty by his power; when God rises up against him, he has no faith in his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:20 - In a moment they die, in the middle of the night, people are shaken and they pass away. The mighty are removed effortlessly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:12 - Many bulls surround me; powerful bulls of Bashan hem me in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:13 - Do I eat the flesh of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:30 - Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:5 - The bravehearted were plundered; they "fell asleep." All the warriors were helpless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:25 - Man ate the food of the mighty ones. He sent them more than enough to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:13 - For he says: "By my strong hand I have accomplished this, by my strategy that I devised. I invaded the territory of nations, and looted their storehouses. Like a mighty conqueror, I brought down rulers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:7 - Wild oxen will be slaughtered along with them, as well as strong bulls. Their land is drenched with blood, their soil is covered with fat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:12 - Listen to me, you stubborn people, you who distance yourself from doing what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:16 - The snorting of the enemy's horses is already being heard in the city of Dan. The sound of the neighing of their stallions causes the whole land to tremble with fear. They are coming to destroy the land and everything in it! They are coming to destroy the cities and everyone who lives in them!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:15 - Why will your soldiers be defeated? They will not stand because I, the LORD, will thrust them down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:3 - Fathers will hear the hoofbeats of the enemies' horses, the clatter of their chariots and the rumbling of their wheels. They will not turn back to save their children because they will be paralyzed with fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:11 - "People of Babylonia, you plundered my people. That made you happy and glad. You frolic about like calves in a pasture. Your joyous sounds are like the neighs of a stallion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:15 - He rounded up all my mighty ones; The Lord did this in my midst. He summoned an assembly against me to shatter my young men. The Lord has stomped like grapes the virgin daughter, Judah. ע (Ayin)
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