HebrewH1397Noun (Masculine)

גָּבֶר

ga.ver

59Occurrences
H1397Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply

from H1396 (גָּבַר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

גָּבֶר appears 59 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Job
15
Jeremiah
9
Proverbs
8
Lamentations
4
Psalms
4
1 Chronicles
3
Joshua
3
Exodus
2

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 23:3BSB

The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.

Jeremiah 17:5BSB

This is what the LORD says:“Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind,who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.

Job 14:14BSB

When a man dies, will he live again?All the days of my hard service I will wait,until my renewal comes.

Job 4:17BSB

‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God,or a man more pure than his Maker?

Numbers 24:3BSB

and he lifted up an oracle, saying:“This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor,the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,

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