Strong's Lexicon

H1401

H1401 — גִּבָּר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Aramaicgibbarnoun mascOccurrences: 1TWOT: 2647b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1401
Word:גִּבָּר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:(Aramaic) intensive of H1400
Language:Aramaic
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:gibbar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ghib-bawr'
Meaning:1. valiant, or warrior
KJV Renderings:mighty.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB9402

[גִּבָּר] noun masculine mighty one; — plural construct חַיִל גִּבָּרֵיֿ Dan 3:20 (= Biblical Hebrew גִּבּוֺרֵי חַיִל).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

גבר (gib-bahr’)

Daniel 3:20

KJV: And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.most…: Chaldee, mighty of strength
EHCC: commanded the most mighty men
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