גָּבַר

ga.var · to prevail

Hebrew · Strong's H1396 · Verb · Sounds like: gaw-bar' · 25 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently; exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
גָּבַר vb. be strong, mighty
Qal
1. be strong, mighty
2. prevail
Pi. make strong, strengthen
Hiph. confirm a covenant
Hithp. shew himself a mighty one against; of wicked behave proudly toward

Every occurrence

  1. Jeremiah 9:3 גָּבְר֣וּ ga.ve.Ru · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And they bend their tongue, as it were their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.

  2. Lamentations 1:16 גָבַ֖ר ga.Var · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water; Because the comforter that should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy hath prevailed.

  3. Daniel 9:27 וְהִגְבִּ֥יר ve.hig.Bir · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And he shall make a firm covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease; and upon the wing of abominations shall come one that maketh desolate; and even unto the full end, and that determined, shall wrath be poured out upon the desolate.

  4. Zechariah 10:6 וְגִבַּרְתִּ֣י׀ ve.gi.bar.Ti · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by me

    And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them back; for I have mercy upon them; and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am Jehovah their God, and I will hear them.

  5. Zechariah 10:12 וְגִבַּרְתִּים֙ ve.gi.bar.Tim · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by me

    And I will strengthen them in Jehovah; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith Jehovah.

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