BDB1461
גָּבַר verb be strong, mighty (Late Hebrew id. Aramaic גְּבַר; Arabic [untranscribed source text 790] (conjugation I. dialect; usually in derived conjugation) compel, force; [untranscribed source text 791] overbearing behaviour, [untranscribed source text 792] constraint; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 793]: I, 1, subigere; II, 2, cogere; Syriac [untranscribed source text 794] play the man, is denominative from [untranscribed source text 795] man) —
Qal
Perfect
׳
ג
Ps 103:11 +
5 t.; גָּבְרוּ
Gen 7:19 + 6 t.;
גָּבֵ֑רוּ
2Sam 1:23
Imperfect
יִגְבַּר
1Sam 2:9
וַיִּגְבְּרוּ
Gen 7:18; Gen 7:24 —
1.
be strong, mighty, absolute גָּבְרוּ חַיִל
mighty in power
Job 21:7 with
מִן
stronger than
2Sam 1:24;
Ps 65:4 with
בְּ
mighty among
1Chr 5:2.
2.
prevail: —
a. absolute e.g. enemies Exod 17:11 (twice in verse) (
E
) 1Sam 2:9
;
Lam 1:16,
waters
Gen 7:18;
Gen 7:19;
Gen 7:20;
Gen 7:24 (
P
), power
Jer 9:2
b. with עַל
prevail over, subject enemies 2Sam 11:23, blessings Gen 49:26(
J
), mercy of God Ps 103:11; Ps 117:2.
Pi`el
Perfect
גִּבַּרְתִּי
Zech 10:6
suffix גִּבַּרְתִּים
Zech 10:12
Imperfect
יְגַבֵּר
Eccl 10:10
make strong, strengthen.
Hiph`il
Perfect
הִגְבִּיר בְּרִית לְ
confirm a covenant
Dan 9:27
Imperfect
נַגְבִּיר לִלְשֹׁנֵנוּ
we will confirm covenant with our tongue
Ew
Ol
Che (or, to our tongue will we give strength Hi
De) Ps 12:5.
Hithpa`el
Imperfect
יִתְגַּבָּ֑ר
Job
15:25; Isa
42:13
יִתְגַּבָּ֑רוּ
Job 36:9
: — of ׳
י, shew himself a mighty one against (עַל) Isa 42:13
of wicked, behave proudly toward (אֶל) Job 15:25
of erring righteous (aba.) Job 36:9.
גִּבַר see following.