Strong's Hebrew · H1397

H1397 geber

גֶּבֶר

gheh'-ber

great man

Looking for Greek G1397 douleía? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H1397. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

geber appears 66 times in Scripture, including Exodus 10:11 and Numbers 24:3. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

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

In the King James Version

every one, man, × mighty.

Derivation

from H1396 (גָּבַר);

Appears 66 times in Scripture

Deuteronomy 22:5

“A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.”

Psalms 52:7

““Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.””

Job 34:34

“Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:”

Jeremiah 44:20

“Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him,”

Exodus 10:11

“No, only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you have been requesting.” And Moses and Aaron were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.”

Zechariah 13:7

“Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.”

Exodus 12:37

“The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.”

Numbers 24:15

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

Numbers 24:3

“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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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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