גָּבַר
ga.var
“to prevail”
Definition
to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
a primitive root;
- to prevail, have strength, be strong, be powerful, be mighty, be great 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, mighty 1a2) to prevail 1b) (Piel) to make strong, strengthen 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to confirm, give strength 1c2) to confirm (a covenant) 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to show oneself mighty 1d2) to act proudly (toward God)
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
גָּבַר appears 21 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him.”
So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
The LORD goes forth like a mighty one;He stirs up His zeal like a warrior.He shouts; yes, He roarsin triumph over His enemies:
For these things I weep;my eyes flow with tears.For there is no one nearby to comfort me,no one to revive my soul.My children are destitutebecause the enemy has prevailed.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.