גֶּ֣בֶר
𐤂𐤁𐤓
gever
man
from גָּבַר; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply; every one, man, [idiom] mighty.
H1397
Proverbs 28:3 · Word #1
Lexicon H1397
| Lemma | גֶּבֶר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | geber |
| Strong's | H1397 |
| In-context | man |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H1397-02
a mighty-man
| Root | גבר (g-b-r) |
| Core Meanings | strength, might, prevailing, overcoming, becoming strong |
| Semantic Range | strong man, warrior, valiant man, adult male in his strength, man in contrast to woman or child, humanity viewed in its strength or frailty. |
| Conceptual Significance | גֶּבֶר often highlights human strength, vigor, and capability, sometimes in contrast to divine sovereignty. It can underscore both the dignity of human strength and its limits before יהוה, who alone ultimately prevails. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state; no suffixes or construct relationship indicated in the given forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun גֶּבֶר derives from the root גבר, "to be strong" or "to prevail." Rendering it as "a mighty-man" preserves the masculine singular absolute form (HNcmsa) while foregrounding the root idea of strength and vigor rather than the more generic "man." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גבר (strength, might, prevailing, overcoming, becoming strong)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1368-01 |
bagiborim | among the mighty-men |
H1368-02 |
begibor | against a mighty-man |
H1369-01 |
bigevurah | in prevailing-might |
H1369-02 |
bigevurato | in his prevailing-might |
H1369-03 |
bigevurot | by mighty acts of |
H1396-01 |
gavar | he has shown himself strong |
H1397-01 |
gaver | strong-man |
H1396-02 |
gaveru | they grew strong |
H1400-01 |
gevar | a strong-man |
H1376-01 |
gevir | mighty-master |
H1404-01 |
geviretah | her mighty-mistress |
H1369-04 |
gevurah | prevailing strength |
H1369-05 |
gevuratam | their prevailing-might |
H1369-06 |
gevuratekha | your prevailing might |
H1369-07 |
gevurati | my prevailing-strength |
H1369-08 |
gevurato | his prevailing-strength |
H1369-09 |
gevurot | mighty-acts |
H1369-10 |
gevurotayv | his acts of prevailing might |
H1368-03 |
gibor | mighty man |
H1368-04 |
giboram | their mighty-one |
H1368-05 |
giboray | my mighty-men |
H1368-06 |
giborayv | his mighty-men |
H1368-07 |
giborey | mighty men of |
H1368-08 |
giboreyha | her mighty-men |
H1368-09 |
giboreyhu | his mighty-men |
H1368-10 |
giboreykha | your mighty-men |
H1368-11 |
giborim | mighty-men |
H1400-02 |
guveraya | the strong-men |
H1400-03 |
guverin | strong-men |
H1368-12 |
gvrym | mighty men |
H1397-03 |
hagevarim | the strong men |
H1397-04 |
hagever | the strong-man |
H1377-01 |
hagevirah | the mighty lady |
H1368-13 |
hagibor | the mighty-man |
H1368-14 |
hagiborim | the mighty-men |
H1368-15 |
kagibor | like the mighty man |
H1368-16 |
kegibor | like a mighty-man |
H1368-17 |
kegiborim | like mighty-men |
H1368-18 |
khegibor | like a mighty-man |
H1368-19 |
khegiborim | like mighty-men |
H1397-05 |
lagevarim | to the mighty-men |
H1368-20 |
lagiborim | to the mighty-ones |
H1368-21 |
legiborey | to the mighty ones of |
H1400-04 |
leguveraya | to the strong-men |
H1368-22 |
migibor | from a mighty-man |
H1368-23 |
migiborey | from the mighty-men of |
H1369-11 |
ugevurah | and prevailing-might |
H1369-12 |
ugevurato | and his prevailing-might |
H1397-06 |
vegever | and a strong-man |
H1368-24 |
vegibor | and a mighty-man |
H1368-25 |
vegiborayv | and his mighty-men |
H1368-26 |
vegiborey | and the mighty-ones of |
H1368-27 |
vegiboreyha | and her mighty-men |
H1368-28 |
vegiboreyhem | and their mighty-ones |
H1368-29 |
vehagiborim | and the mighty men |
H1396-03 |
yitegabar | he will show himself mighty |
Word Usage (65 occurrences of H1397)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 10:11 | הַ/גְּבָרִים֙ | hagevarim | the men |
| Exodus 12:37 | הַ/גְּבָרִ֖ים | hagevarim | the men |
| Numbers 24:3 | הַ/גֶּ֖בֶר | hagever | of the man |